Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012

The 2012 vintage was a striking difference to that of 2011. Minimal intervention was required in the vineyard and overall it was a warm vintage without any severe heatwaves, similar to the conditions seen in 2010. The fruit was harvested on the 20th of March 2012 and was of excellent quality.

The fruit was transported back to the Tiers winery in the Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills before it was crushed and destemmed. The must was cold settled for 2 days in potter fermenters, with pumping over of the must at least once a day during fermentation to favour tannin and colour extraction, as well as to control temperature. The wine was then pressed off skins and racked to 4-year old French oak barriques where it went through malolactic fermentation. After 7 months ageing in old oak, the wine was racked to one- year old 4,000L French oak foudre, where it was aged for a further 13 months before finally being bottled on the 23rd of January 2014.