2022 Single Vineyard 'Dairy Hill' Shiraz
A classic medium-bodied Hunter Shiraz, this red is intensely perfumed and flavoured. This wine reveals a lovely intense red fruit palate complemented by savoury and spice characters in classic Hunter Valley style, typical of the Dairy Hill block.
Lifted floral spice of violet and rosemary leading into a concentrated palate of mulberry and Davidson plum framed by bright acidity and very fine tannin. This wine will develop in the bottle in the medium to long term. Drink now through the next decade
Roast pork with apple and herb stuffing or mediterranean grilled vegetables.
Handpicked and sorted fruit was partially destemmed to a stainless-steel fermenter. Fermented at 23-25 degrees Celsius with ambient yeasts before pressing after 9 days to 100% new French oak Puncheons. left on full yeast lees for 15 months before being blended.
2022 was a wetter than average winter season followed by cool and windy conditions resulted in smaller than normal bunch and berry sizes allowing for concentration of grape flavours and high
natural acids. A window of warm weather in early January provided extremely high quality white grapes, particularly Chardonnay and Semillon, with the wines displaying complexity and concentration of flavours as well as fine framed structures which will enable long term bottle aging. Overall, a high quality vintage that is accessible young but will provide plenty of enjoyment after careful cellaring.