The wine has a mouth filling lusciousness, densely packed with generous plum and dark cherry fruit flavours along with subtle floral violet characters and a smack of vanilla underlying the opulent oak expression.

Dry/Sweet
dry
semi sweet
sweet
wine body
light
medium
full
Oak
none
some
plenty
grape varieties

Shiraz

blend or single variety

Single Variety

region

McLaren Vale

colour

At release, the wine is a deep purple, red.

nose

The wine displays enticing layers of red plum and black cherry and then mocha coffee and subtle vanilla and spice.

palate

The wine has a mouth filling lusciousness, densely packed with generous plum and dark cherry fruit flavours along with subtle floral violet characters and a smack of vanilla underlying the opulent oak expression.

oak maturation

Whilst the wine was fermented in 3 and 4 year old French (Burgundian) oak barriques, it was not further matured in barrel.

vintage conditions

The McLaren Vale region experienced a drier than average growing season in the lead up to vintage 2020 for the third year in a row. The continuation of dry conditions has contributed to generally low yields across the region with winemakers reporting concentrated flavours and good quality.

cellaring notes

Crafted for immediate enjoyment but will cellar over a long term under ideal conditions.

alcohol volume

14.50%

acid

6.34

pH

3.50

residual sugar

0.40

pack size

Single: 750ml bottle, Case: 6 x 750ml bottle

previous vintages

2019