2024 The Quintessential Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

BLOCKS: D & C
VINEYARD: Red clay loam topsoil at varying depths |Shattered limestone, salt and pepper siltstone, and bluestone subsoils North-south and east west row orientations | Varied micro-climates, elevation, and aspect.

FERMENTATION: Destemmed | Two-thirds on skins for 75 days | Natural malolactic fermentation.
OAK: Matured in oak for 18 months; 20% new French oak.

PROFILE: Blue Fruit | Plum | Truffle | Slate | Earthy.
TEXTURE: Velvety tannin | Silky | Rich.