Shiraz

Full and rich palate weight with black fruit, smoked bacon, and leather, with hints of clove and fennel.

Blueberry, blackberry, plum, clove, black pepper, liquorice.

Slow roasted lamb shoulder with dates and saltbush

The fruit was sourced from the Riverland, Currency Creek, and Langhorne Creek. The Loxton vineyard shiraz vines were planted in the early 80’s and grown in red sandy loam soils. Langhorne Creek Shiraz vines grown in light sandy loam, with some granite over clay. The Currency creek vineyard is elevated and sits above the Finniss River facing north towards Mount Observation.

Harvesting of Shiraz began at the warmer sites in the Riverland in mid-February, and concluded in the cooler sites of Currency Creek and Langhorne creek in March and April at 13.5 baume on average, with some lively acid due to the cooler season. The grapes were harvested and cooled on arrival at the winery. Fermentation commenced and remained cool throughout fermentation. As the wines finished fermentation the wine underwent malolactic fermentation and had 90% French oak and 10% American oak. The wine was then blended and bottled 12 months later. No S02 was used in the production of this wine.

A strong 2022 vintage from high-quality fruit and low to moderate yields with excellent natural acidity from an overall cool vintage with extended ripening periods for most varieties. Perhaps one of the longest vintages we have experienced, harvest continued for 11 weeks from early February to late April.