96 Points
Addictive aromas of blackberry and vanillin oak fill the bouquet with complex notes of cake spice, cocoa and violet compounding the pleasure. The richly flavoursome palate offers beautifully layered mouthfeel, structured by silky tannins, finishing wonderfully long and opulent.
GOLD MEDAL + TOP WINE OF CATEGORY - Cairns Wine Show 2023
| GRAPE VARIETY: | Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon |
| VINTAGE: | 2021 |
| REGION: | 100% One Tree Hill & Single Vineyard |
| ANALYSIS: | 14.5% Alcohol |
| CELLAR POTENTIAL: | This Special Release is approachable in its youth, but will benefit from 10-12+ years cellaring |
| COLOUR: | Medium core intensity, with a red to slight purple hue |
| BOUQUET: | A very complex bouquet of cassis, bay leaf, espresso and iron |
| PALATE: | A multi-layered palate of black and spicy fruits, with integrated tannins. The length and power of this wine is outstanding ! |
| VINEYARD & VITICULTURE: | Both the Shiraz and Cabernet was sourced from a single low yielding vineyard, with an average yield of 2.0 tonne per acre. |
| WINEMAKING: | Co-fermented. The Shiraz and Cabernet were picked on the same day, crushed and de-stemmed to an open top fermenter, where cooling was employed throughout the fermentation between 18-28oC. There was two pump overs and one hand plunge every day to optimise flavour, colour and tannin extraction. After 10 days of primary fermentation, the fermented wine was then gently Basket Pressed to a settling tank for 2 days, where it was then racked to new French oak barrels to undergo Malolactic fermentation. |
| STORAGE/MATURATION: | 12 months in New French oak barrels. |
