2015 Greenstone Shiraz

Deep magenta in colour, with a great vibrancy and brightness. A purple hue illuminates the wine.

Dark ripe plum and Christmas pudding fruit and spices lift from the glass. Elements of forest berry fruits and seasoned cedar wood and
clove spice are present in the aromatics. A light pretty note of sage herb provides a pleasant sweetness. The palate is rich and ripe in all its characters. A touch of ground white pepper spice adds an element of edge to what is a perfectly balanced wine.

Generosity of fruit and a firmness in the texture are defined by the rich grainy tannins. The wine has a density and richness yet is also elegant and refined. Chocolate and roasted chestnut sweetness rise through the finish to round out this wine.

A Shiraz of this standing will benefit cellaring for 15+ years, while still rewarding in its youth.

Our Heathcote vineyard on the ancient Cambrian range is planted facing and easterly
direction.

Vines are planted up and down the range, in the same path of the summer sun, east to west. This protects the fruit from direct sunlight exposure at any time, and ensures some shading of lower basal leaves to prolong their presence and ripening effort. The fruit ripens slowly and evenly, even in drought summers.
Produced from various blocks on the estate, the wine is a blend of the Shiraz clones
1127, 1654, PT10 respectively. Each clone is made as an individual wine, and winemaking
on the fruit parcels are varied.

Extended maceration of the fruit after primary fermentation produces a richness to the wine, and builds the tannin structure.
Each individual clone is matured in a combination of new and seasoned French oak barrels of 300 L in size. After a maturation of between 14 to 16 months in the oak, the barrels are individually tasted for their inclusion in the blend. Trials are then carried out to ensure each clone of Shiraz is present and ‘visible’ within the wine without dominating the characters of the other two clones in the blend.
We hope you enjoy this rich and dense wine showing balance and refinement.

Vintage: 2015
Grape Variety: Shiraz
Region: Heathcote, Victoria
Closure: Screw Cap

Alc/Vol: 14.5%
PH: 3.54
TA: 5.94g/L
VA: 0.48g/L
RS: 0.312g/L

Gold at the 2017 Victorian Wine Show – 95 points

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