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Wine Description
The Story
A single vineyard selection of truly remarkable Shiraz that was planted by the Helbig family in 1915. This vineyard is located on the western ridge of the famous Barossa Valley and has been a highly sought after parcel for many of the Barossa’s leading winemakers. Luckily for the Ashmead family, we were able to acquire this vineyard in 2010, forever ending the race to get this amazing fruit.
The 2018 Helbig 1915 Shiraz is the new release of...
Wine Information
Decent winter rains heading into spring gave an ideal start to the growing season. The vines were crop-thinned to ensure even and complete ripening, with adequate canopy to ensure the even development of abundant flavour and tannin.
Hand picked, fermented in a large barrel (1500 litres) and left on skins in this closed vessel for nearly six weeks. The wine was then pressed and spent a couple of winters in some of our favourite French oak be...
Vintage 2018
At a glance summary
The Australian winegrape crush was 1.79 million tonnes – a decrease of 10 per cent from the record 2017 harvest.
The crush was just above the long-term average of 1.76 million tonnes
The average purchase price across all varieties increased 8 per cent to $609 per tonne – the highest since 2008.
Average winegrape purchase prices paid increased across the board:The average for red varieties increased by 11 per c...