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Mind-blowing Syrah from the Mornington Peninsula. This, our inaugural single vineyard release, hailing from our revered Tuerong block, is littered with adjectives describing the immense complexity, depth and beauty. Black, blue, red. Chocolate, earth, spice, minerals, meaty. On the palate, dark, dense, layered, beauty and power. A complete wine.
Simon Black, Chief Winemaker
95
Points
95Points
Hand picked and sorted, destemmed, no whole bunches, wild fermented, 19 days on skins, matured in French barriques (20% new). A highly fragrant bouquet with a poultice of warm Asian spices to choose from, the palate rippling with fine savoury tannins through the long finish.
James Halliday, 2022
| The Mornington Peninsula region has a unique maritime climate, surrounded by the waters of Port Phillip Bay, Westernport Bay and Bass Strait. In the summer and autumn months, warm northerly winds are tempered by these waters and this cooling effect extends the ripening period and preserves delicate aromas and flavours. Our Tuerong vineyard at the northern end of the Peninsula is 30m above sea level and 4km from the ocean where localized sea breezes are often felt. Tuerong is also our warmest and driest site producing Pinot Noir with great depth of flavour and body with flavours tending more to black rather than red. This is also our favourite site for Syrah with a style that is unmistakably cool climate. Bright fruit, black spices, freshness and drive. Hand harvested fruit was meticulously sorted before destemming into 2T open fermenters. The grapes were allowed to soak and the wild yeast population build in numbers until the onset of fermentation. Following fermentation and a post ferment maceration period (19 days on skins in total), the wine was pressed and transferred to French oak barriques (20% new) for 11 months maturation prior to bottling in February 2021. A wonderful wine that will appeal both in its youth and with some bottle age. Drink now to 12 years. | |
| Harvest Date | 20 March 2020 |
|---|---|
| pH | 3.67pH |
| TA | 6.30g/Lg/L |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Residual Sugar | N/A |
| Cases produced | N/A |