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Wine Description
The Story
Fruit is sourced from 120 year old dry grown Shiraz vines from Martin & Joan Smith’s vineyard in the Polish Hill River. Grey loam acid soils over sandstone and slate make up the profile with much of the top soil littered with rock, hinting at just how tough the vines need to be to sustain growth and produce quality fruit - not to mention the work of the vigneron to ensure overall balance. Despite growing these vines organically since their planting in the 1970’s, 2012 marked the first year of NASAA Organic Certification for these vineyards.
Wine Information
Handmade in 2 and 4 tonne fermenters, the fruit is de-stemmed and fermented using natural yeast. Hand plunged up to 4 times daily to control temperature and maximise flavour and tannin extraction. Left on skins post fermentation for 15 days, then lightly pressed and transferred to French Oak barriques for 30 months.
Only 630 x 6 packs produced.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
pH 3.42 TA 6.8 g\L ALC 15.1%
WINEMAKERS
Nick Walker, David O'Leary
COLOUR
Deep dark red brick with a slight purple tinge.
BOUQUET
Concentrated with blackberry spice with hints of chocolate and cedar.
PALATE
Powerful Clare Valley Shiraz with rich mid-palate fruit with long grainy tannins, oak complexity and balance of acidity.
FOOD MATCH
A delightful compliment to strong cheeses and gamey meats.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
Intense depth of fruit indicates the wine will benefit from careful cellaring for 10-15 years
