2021 Barossa Valley Shiraz
- Three blocks of own-rooted 1654 clone Shiraz at Greenock Creek, on red clay loam over limestone.
- A hand-picked whole-bunch parcel, the rest destemmed; 10 to 30 days on skins, basket pressed to seasoned oak.
- Satsuma plum, red cherry and fennel flower on a soft, round palate; 150 cases.
- Vineyard
- Three blocks of the seven-hectare estate vineyard, Greenock Creek
- Planted
- Mid 90's, own roots
- Clone
- 1654
- Soil
- Red clay loam over limestone
- Row orientation
- East/west
- Aspect
- South facing
- Bottled
- January 2022
- Production
- 150 cases
Vineyard
Fruit for this wine was sourced from three separate blocks in our seven-hectare vineyard on the banks of Greenock Creek. Planted in the mid 90’s on their own roots this 1654 clone Shiraz thrives on the red clay loam over limestone that makes this one of the great sub-regions of Barossa. East/west row orientation provides perfect sun protection through the heat of the growing season and the south facing aspect creates bright fruit and an air of elegance.
Winemaking
A small portion of the fruit was hand-harvested with the balanced harvested in the cool of the morning and delivered to the winery. The hand-harvested parcel was direct tipped into an open-top fermenter for whole-bunch fermentation, to capture vibrancy in the wine, with the balance destemmed. Time on skins ranged from 10 to 30 days before the wines were basket pressed, settled overnight and racked to seasoned French oak. The wine was blended in September 2020 then returned to oak for maturation with a total of 20. Bottled in January 2022.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Satsuma plum, red cherry, fennel flower, minerality.
Palate: Soft round palate with layers of rich fruit.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.