This powerful shiraz has rich characteristics of perfumed red fruits with slight white pepper and vanilla/nutmeg oak flavours. It has an elegant structure with a savoury complexity, well integrated tannin and understated oak.

Vintage Report

2005 saw another long, dry growing s eason at Rylstone however with the advantage of our drip irrigation system, we were able to feed the vines with enough water to ensure good canopy growth and nutrient supply, however we stressed them sightly to produce fruit with high concentration of flavour and solid structure.

Winemaking

This carefully handpicked fruit was crushed then fermented in traditional open vats. The "cap" (the skin and seeds of the crushed grapes which float to the surface) are pushed back into the juice from time to time to encourage more flavour and colour development. The wine was then matured in French oak to lend an extra component to the complexity of the wine.

Technical Information

alcohol 14.7%, pH 3.4, acid 7g/l, residual sugar 2g/ l