REGION NOTES: McLAREN VALE SOUTH AUSTRALIA
We’ve been a fan of McLaren Vale Shiraz for many years now, yet have been keen to progress the traditional style, to wines with brighter fruit, less obvious alcohol and minimal reliance on oak. We’ve made a very accessible, well-loved style that has proven a hit with fans of the variety.
WINEMAKING NOTES
This is a blend of selected parcels of Shiraz from the Blewitt Springs, Willunga, and McLaren Flats districts of the Vale. Late summer conditions were dry & warm to hot, which meant the vintage was quite early, fast ripening and compressed, with minimal disease pressure. We experienced lower yields than average across the region, delivering grapes of great colour and fruit intensity. Fermented on skins in a combination of open and closed fermenters and matured in French oak for 9 months. Enjoy now to 2034.