2023 Shiraz

In 2023 our own vineyard in Harcourt North was badly impacted by an early autumn hailstorm. The same day we finished putting our bird netting on, a hailstorm cell dropped pea size chunks of hail on our vineyard. The crop was totally decimated. Enter Gerard and Lucy Kennedy, who came to our rescue, offering us some Shiraz from their higher...

$36.00

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Tasting notes

In the glass.

  • Winemaking

    Made as an ode to the Northern Rhone masters, we cab mac the fruit for about two weeks, before gently foot stomping every few days for a couple of weeks. Gentle extraction builds tannin. Pressed to stainless to finish ferment, and racked to old puncheons and barriques for elevage. After around 12 months in old oak, the wine is racked to stainless for a couple weeks before bottling.

    Bottled April 2024 

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Bottle detail and wax line.
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Estate block in season.
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Wild ferment in the shed.