colour

Deep cherry red, purple hues.

aroma

Lifted florals, mulberry and spice.

palate

Medium-bodied, ripe red berry, cherry and bramble, beautiful lifted lavender and violets with undertones of peppery spice from the cool climate vineyard site. The tannins are ripe and silky giving this wine a long finish.

cellaring

Has great potential to continue to develop over the next five years. 

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vintage

The 2017 growing season was distinctively mild, meaning canopy management was very important to maintain fruit quality while the cooler weather meant a long ripening period which allowed for excellent flavour development.

winemaking

We have specifically selected this 30-year-old vineyard located in the Frankland River region of the Great Southern to source fruit for this first release Single Vineyard wine because of its high quality, cool climate fruit it produces. This region specialises in Shiraz that has a peppery, spice and red fruited backbone that can only be found in Frankland River.

Perfectly ripe fruit was hand harvested and delivered to the winery during the cool night. The fruit was destemmed and transferred to open top fermenters for fermentation, hand plunged twice daily for gentle extraction of tannins. Temperatures were kept below 25 degrees Celsius to retain the beautiful aromatics of the Great Southern region. The wine was then pressed to new and seasoned French oak puncheons, matured for 12 months before being lightly filtered and bottled.

region

Frankland River

variety

Shiraz

analysis

• Alcohol: 14.5%
• pH: 3.7
• Acidity (TA): 5.9 g/L

Braised ox cheek with garlic and thyme.  

perth hills wine show 2018

best out of region wine 

decanter world wine awards 2019

western australia boutique wine show 2018

wine show of western australia 2018

blackwood valley boutique wine show 2018

ned goodwin, halliday wine companion 2020

A fine Shiraz exuding varietal content and regional DNA: cracked pepper to iodine-doused acidity framing blueberry, lilac aromatics and charcuterie all-sorts. It's very good. It is warmer than Northern Rhone top-drawer, but a truly energetic wine crackling along a taut timbre of acidity and tannin.

ray jordan's top 100 reds

the west australian, 18 july 2019

This is a super wine that has already scored big in wine shows. Ripe plummy fruit evident on the palate with infusions of spices and licorice, with a lick or two of chocolate. Dense yet has a lifted lightness of touch that elevates the palate and mouth feel. lovely wine. 

james suckling, jamessuckling.com

biggest australian wine tasting ever, june 2019

 A rich and juicy red with ripe-berry character, spice and hints of jam. Full body, medium body, soft tannins and a flavourful finish.