PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Average Winter rainfall | Above average Spring rainfall.
TEMPERATURE: Warm Spring to early Summer | No extreme heat events.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy leaf/canopies | Controlled development.
VINTAGE
VINTAGE RAINFALL: Dry Summer and Autumn.
TEMPERATURE: Below average daytime temperatures | Cool nights.
UPSHOT: Consistent ripening conditions | Extended even flavour development | High natural acid | Wines of power and elegance.
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
BLOCK: G-Block
VINEYARD: Very shallow red clay loam overlying shattered limestone | North-south oriented rows | Elevated Eastern aspect.
UPSHOT: Reduced natural vine vigour | Intense and vibrant
HARVEST: 18 FEB - 5 MARCH 2021
100% SHIRAZ
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Skin maceration 8-12 days | Open pump-overs & hand plunging | Basket pressed | 55% New French Oak | Natural malolactic fermentation | 22 months maturation.
TECH ANALYSIS: Alcohol 14.8% | pH: 3.55 | Acid: 6.5g/L | RS <1.0g/L
PROFILE: Black Raspberry | Nutmeg | Fresh Mulberry | Vanilla Flower.
TEXTURE: Persistent drive & length | Complex, elegant layers of fruit intensity | Balanced, well-integrated tannins.
