Estate fruit comprised of select bunches of dry-grown, close-planted Shiraz sourced from our west-facing block and co-fermented with Marsanne from our ‘Rhône Block’. Fruit was handpicked; whole bunches of Marsanne (5%) were layered at the bottom of a single one-tonne stainless steel vat and covered with destemmed, whole berry Shiraz fruit. This single vat underwent a 5-day presoak with hand plunging to encourage wild fermentation. After fermentation, the wine was basket-pressed and transferred by gravity to barrel for maturation in a mix of French oak barriques (20% new) for 15 months. No fining or filtration.

Aromas of black fruit, spice and umami mingle on the nose, evolving through black cherries and plums, to sweet spice and cedar box, and finishing with soy sauce. On the palate fresh acidity is met with fine, savoury tannins that complement the riot of blackberry, liquorice root and petals unfolding on the tongue. Lingering savoury spice rounds out the finish, with notes of leather and cured meat emerging with time in the glass.