Variety: 100% Shiraz
Region: Margaret River
Vintage: 2006
Oak Maturation: Oaked for 18 months in 50% new barrels and 25% two year old barrels and 25% one year old barrels. Two-thirds Remond French Oak and one-third Hungarian Oak Barrels.
Colour: Ruby red
Aroma: Ripe, fresh peaches and figs
Palate: Raspberry, blueberry and black cherry. Vibrant and complex, dark berry fruit flavour that evolves rapidly in the glass. Cedary and mocha flavours with a good oak structure that finishes dry.
Winemaking: Picked as cold as possible and gently crushed to assist in the cold soak before fermentation. Fermentation is carried out in small temperature controlled open fermenters. Gentle extraction was achieved by daily draining of wines from the skins and returning back over. After two weeks in the oak fermenters, the wine was pressed to French Oak Barriques and stainless steel tanks to complete the primary and malolactic ferment.
Typical Analysis: 13.7% Alcohol
Food Matching: Roast venison, lamb and steak.
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