Awards and Accolades

2013 Vintage: 95 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion
"From the opening whiff through to the finish and aftertaste, the wine rings the bell of McLaren Vale, its black fruits wrapped in Belgian chocolate; while filled with these flavours, high quality oak and supple tannins lend support and structure, and the aftertaste is savoury, not fruit-sweet."

The Age Good Wine Guide:
This shiraz has a complex nose that has the benefit of some nice winemaking. Oak adds aromatic lift and spicy complexity here; there's a little pepper and earth too, plum and licorice – very much in the regional stamp. The palate's rich yet soft, and the oak peeks above the radar here. There's plenty of sweet spice, decent carry, ripe dark fruits and mocha to close.

From the Winery

This Shiraz was mostly sourced from two vineyards, one located in the gateway to McLaren Vale together with fruit from Maslin’s Beach (located very close to the Gulf St. Vincent at the south-western end of McLaren Vale). The gateway sourced Shiraz has lovely structure giving solid backbone to the wine with intense mid to back palate presence, the Maslin's portion contributes chalky tannins and minerality.

This Shiraz was fermented in an open fermenter with floating cap management with four cap turnovers per day. The wine was gently pressed at dryness and aged for 18 months in new French oak barriques.