Region
Australia › South Australia › Adelaide Hills
Type
red · still
Grapes
Syrah
Alcohol
13%
Volume
750 mL
Sugar
0.4 g/L
Tasting Notes(2)
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About
The grapes for this wine come from 3.3-ha Murdoch Hill vineyard in Oakbank planted by Michael Downer in 1998 on 390 meters above sea level. Soils are predominantly sandy loam over medium clay subsoils, with varying levels of ironstone, quartz and schist. The Oakbank area is a little warmer than some of the pockets of the Hills where Gareth grows his Pinot Noir, making it the perfect place to grow spicy, slippery, peppery cool-climate Shiraz. It's made in the same way as the Pinot Noirs with 100% whole bunches and a quarter new oak.
