2015 Syrah

2015 Vintage threw out some of the classic markers to result in a great year across all varieties.

The Syrah from 2015 has all the hallmarks of the vineyard, salty licorice, dark spicy fruits and generosity. The tannins are fine and yet persistent combining with the fruit profile to carry the flavours right to the back of the palate.

A vintage worth keeping hold if you can the 2015 has great potential to age in bottle but is quite frankly, delicious now.

Vineyard

Clone: PT23
Vineyard Age: 18yo
Soil: Sandy loam over clay & gravel over mudstone
Row orientation: east- West
Slope Facing: ENE

Located in the northern end of the Yarra Valley on a ENE facing slope. The soil in this vineyard is sandy loam over clay & gravel over mudstone and is crucial to the texture and tannin structure on the wine. This combined with the steep slope makes it a superb shiraz sight.

Winemaking

Fruit was hand picked and separated into 4 parcels;
10%Whole Bunch
50% Whole Bunch crush
20% Whole Berry
20% Crushed and destemmed

Whole Bunch
Whole fruit is inoculated and saturated with co2 and sealed.
Over a week the fruit is gentle broken up to release more sugar to the yeast.
This stayed o skins for 2 weeks.
Plunging by hand and foot.

Whole Bunch Crush
Bunches are left intact but fruit is broken up by pigeage a pied.
Following this the ferment receives some pump overs and plunging.
17 days on skins

Whole berry
Fruit is destemmed but not crush leaving plump whole berrys
Over 12 day it is pumped over and plunged

Crush and Destemmed
Full crushing and destemming.
Pump overs once a day wo 12 days.

Parcels are pressed separately and 15% new french oak used.  300L New Hogs Head French oak, 1 and 2 yo barriques and older in balance.