PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (below average) | Spring (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and early Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Balanced canopies and crop levels.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (below average).
TEMPERATURE: Days (warm) | Nights (cool).
UPSHOT: Compressed vintage | Fast late ripening curve | Powerful wines
SEPPELTSFIELD VINEYARD
B-BLOCK: Deep red clay loam | Eastern bank of Greenock Creek | Low topographical position | Shaded mornings | North-South oriented rows.
UPSHOT: Ripe yet elegant fruit | Soft tannins | Lifted aromatics.
HARVEST: 24 - 27 February 2024.
FERMENTATION: De-stemmed | Combined with wet Viognier skins (3%) | Basket pressed.
OAK: 1/3 fermented off skins in oak.
CELLARING: Drink now to 2036+
PROFILE: Floral | Blue fruit | Cherry | Musk stick | Peppercorn.
TEXTURE: Bright acidity | Powdery tannins | Savoury finish.
95 POINTS
"Shiraz co-fermented with a dab of viognier from the western Barossa. Super-deep magenta/crimson with pure macerated plum, blackberry and blueberry fruits, underlying hints of baking spices, sage, citrus blossom, dark chocolate, licorice, panforte, blueberry pie and earth. Full bodied with a velvety travel across the palate, incredibly pure blue and black fruits, the tight, powdery, ferrous-edged tannins and a bright acidity pushing everything along beautifully. Super-impressive release this." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
