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2021 Indigo Vineyard Shiraz
Beechworth, VIC
Lovely bright youthful colour on release at 24 months. Lifted aromas of plum fruit, spice char and briar wood notes from the 30% whole bunch inclusion. Beautiful bright red cherry fruit coupled with the French oak tannins provide a soft enjoyable finish. A perfect wine for the short to medium term.
CRU $393.75 I SVC $371.25
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Shiraz
Acid
6.70 g/L
pH
3.48
Residual Sugar
0.98 g/L
Alcohol %
13.95
Wine Profile
Winemaker Comments
Along with clonal selected cuttings, we now have Selection Massale Shiraz. These cuttings were taken from the Graveyard, Rayner and Wade Block 2 vineyards and Seville Estate. We had enough fruit to vinify as separate batches and then each barrel tasted to give a final small bottling of our Indigo Vineyard Shiraz.
Every wine country and region has an ongoing debate over the pros and cons of selection massale versus clonal selection. The latter gives a vineyard of identical genetic make-up as opposed to the historic but random nature of the grape genetic material in massale.
Sufficient winter rainfall in 2020 saw the vines off to a good budburst and crop set. We received 140mm of rain in January which delayed the start of picking but the weather cleared from then on, with
harvest commencing under clear skies.
Food Pairing
Red meat dishes and cheese.
Production
Processing started with 3-4 day cold soaking and then a 4-5 day
ferment with a combination of hand plunging and gentle pump overs. Maturation was for 10 months in French oak puncheons, giving
beautifully integrated oak.
Drink
Drinking well now but will improve with further bottle age.
