2021 Brokenwood Hunter Valley Shiraz

• Producer: Brokenwood Wines
• Varietal: Shiraz
• Region: Hunter Valley
• Alcohol: 13.4%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2021
• Cellar until 2032

Part vinomatic and part open top 2-4 tonne fermenters. The latter plunged two times per day. After 5 days, pressed off, with malolactic fermentation conducted in oak barrel. The wine matured in 100% French oak, made up of 25% puncheons and overall 25% new oak. The Shiraz grapes are sourced solely from the Graveyard Vineyard, being clonal vines planted through the 90s and massale selection from the 1968 plantings, with the oldest at 10 years of age.

For Hunter Valley grape growers, pre-vintage discussion is all about the weather. A complete turnaround from the previous four dry years in the Hunter, with a firm La Nina cycle making for a wet season. Pokolbin had reached its annual rainfall by the end of October and we ended up receiving 1030mm for 2020. It is difficult to recall a year where we have been closer to the edge of disaster in the Hunter Valley, with the prospect of not picking either whites or reds becoming a real possibility with a few more wet days in late December. Thankfully the sun came out and all of our Hunter fruit was picked by the 23rd of February, resulting in fine, fragrant Shiraz.

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