Bouquet
Bright lifted aromatics of black pepper, spice and abundant black and red fruits and garden woody herbs.
Palate
Medium bodied palate, with savoury red berry fruit characters, iodine, violets, and spice. Ripe tannins and well-integrated French oak. Balanced ample acidity, and a long savoury finish.
Fermentation
Shiraz was destemmed, with 20% included as whole bunches and then fermented using wild yeast in small open vats peaking at 30 degrees C with extended maceration on skins post ferment. Pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation, and matured in French oak barriques (30% new) for 16 months, and bottled in August 2019.