2012 limited release shiraz

Quantity / Bottles

Colour

Bright, deep ruby red with purple hues

Aroma

The wine reveals a vibrant array of plum and blackcurrant, with underlying vanillin oak on the nose

Palate

A full-bodied wine with blue and blackberry and sweet spice fruit characters and a succulent mid-palate. Excellent oak integration and juicy black fruit are finely balanced with elegant, ripe tannins.

Cellaring

Potential to age for 10–15 years.

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Vintage

The 2012 summer in Western Australia was warm and dry with near perfect ripening conditions.The Shiraz was sourced from the Margaret River region of WA, vinified in open-top fermenters and plunged twice daily for two weeks then gently pressed. After settling the wine was racked to oak for malolactic fermentation. The oak used was 40% new and 60% one-year-old French oak from the Le Grande and Francois Freres cooperages. After 20 months maturation the wine was minimally filtered and bottled in December 2012.

Region

Margaret River 100%

Variety

Shiraz 100%

Analysis

Al Vol: 14.5%
TA: 6.60g/L
pH: 3.5

Braised beef, root vegetables, and black olives.