Viticulture

The warm 2015 growing season resulted in excellent, early-ripening Coonawarra Shiraz grapes which have provided with vibrant, deeply coloured fruit to work with.

Fruit for this wine is sourced from the Kidman and Wetherall family vineyards located around the central and northern end of the Terra Rossa strip. This area is known for being a preferable growing location for Shiraz.

Winemaking

Picking occurred over the course of two weeks – 16th March – 1st April 2015 – using a Pellenc Selectiv Harvester which perfectly de-stems the grapes in the vineyard leaving only the pristine fruit. The winemakers always use open-top fermenters when dealing with Shiraz as it reacts well with the extra oxygen, accentuating the natural aromatics of the fruit. Time on skins varied between 8-10 days before being racked off and transferred to barrel.

Oak treatment consisted of 15% new French oak Hogsheads, with the remainder in second and third-fill, for 16 months maturation. A small portion of Terra Rossa grade fruit was included in the final blend.

The Coonawarra Series wines are made in an accessible style from younger vines, these wines will reward immediate drinking but also benefit from medium term cellaring.

Analysis

ALC    14.5%    TA    6.03 g/L PH    3.48    RS    0.33 g/L  OTHER    Vegan

Notes

The wine is ruby colour, clean and deep. Aromas in the very best pure fruit (blackberry, bramble, black cherry, gooseberry), spicy notes (pepper) and with dark chocolate

In the palate, the wine is dry, medium+ acidity, high tannins but medium ripe and soft, not rough. Full-bodied wine. Good integrated and high alcohol. Intensity: Medium and some 

smoky flavours, peppery wine and with a lot of chocolate and chili. Red fruit (red cherry), black cherry, dark plum. Medium+ finish in chocolate flavours.

The wine has very good Quality. You can drink now, but it has potential for ageing, good complexity, quality of the fruit, tannins in the exactly point, alcohol, and it is a very balanced wine, with long fruity finish.

Concentrated in flavours (dark berries).