Another great red from the multi-award winning Thorn-Clarke fold. Jammy berry flavours, fruitcake spice and juicy richness roll into toasty wood flavours and soft round tannin.

It's big and bright, plump and fleshy, all things we love in a Barossa Valley Shiraz.

Open a bottle over an eggplant lasagne, roast lamb, or a hearty steak.

Winemaker Notes:

Deep purple red. Aromas of ripe plums, cherries and earth with subtle notes of vanilla and cloves. The aromas follow through onto the palate with a fruit focus, subtle oak notes and soft, rounded tannins.

The wine walks the line between medium and full bodied with a plush mouthfeel.

Vintage:

An above average wet spring and cooler than average summer temperatures led to a later start to picking than normal.

This combined with a long and mild ripening period meant that our fruit developed to a beautiful level of maturity on the vine. This has led to outstanding flavours and perfumed, expressive wines.

The colours are vibrant and tannins are silky with a fine savoury finish.

Winemaking:

The grapes are crushed and de-stemmed into fermenters. Yeast is added immediately once in fermenter and the ferments are pumped over twice daily to maximise colour, tannin and flavour extraction.

Cooling is used to ensure ferment temperatures remain in the 22-25 degree Celsius range which will allow the fruit to display maximum fruit expression.

Pressing then occurs approximately seven days after crushing and the wine is then put into French oak for maturation for up to 12 months.

Vintage:

An above average wet spring and cooler than average summer temperatures led to a later start to picking than normal.

This combined with a long and mild ripening period meant that our fruit developed to a beautiful level of maturity on the vine.

This has led to outstanding flavours and perfumed, expressive wines.

The colours are vibrant and tannins are silky with a fine savoury finish.