Estate Shiraz 2023 - Festive Special

Tasting Notes
Deep red with hints of a purple hue. With aromas of ripe cherries and blue fruits with cloves and savory spice. The palate is intense black cherry fruit, dark chocolate and complex savoury spice. Underlying oak gives this wine structure with soft and silky tannins.

Vineyard Notes
The elevated estate Shiraz vineyard sits at 236m above sea level. Planted in 1985 from nursery propagated cuttings.

Production Notes
The hand harvested fruit from the estate Shiraz vineyard was cold-soaked and then fermented on skins. The wine was then matured for 10 months exclusively in premium French oak After bottling, the wine rested in our climate-controlled cellar prior to release on the 7th of June 2024.

Winemaker Notes
After a wetter than average July and August, we’ve moved towards beautiful warm weather across November and the start of December, creating the perfect growing conditions for Vintage 2023. The 2023 vintage experienced a mild start to the season the conditions for the red harvest where exceptional with the warmer conditions and a small amount of afternoon rainfall guiding the reds to ultimate balance of sugar and flavour ripeness. An exceptional growing season and vintage, similar to the great 2014 season. With dry and warm to hot conditions throughout. The 2023 vintage sees excellent whites and exceptional reds being released that enjoyable as youthful wines but are going to age incredibly well.

Food Pairing Notes
Herb crusted rack of lamb, red meats, cheddar or edham cheeses