Syrah
Our new Syrah captures the detail and purity that Stevens Valley’s cooler climes bring to the table—a savoury but perfumed style, offering pure red fruit and gentle spice.
Varieties
Shiraz
Palate
Focused, pristine fruit, balanced acidity, silky texture
Nose
Aromatic, soft red berries, baking spices, graphite
Maturation
10 months, oak puncheons and barriques, 10% new
Organic Status
Certified organic
Vintage
2023
Growing conditions
Despite a cool start to spring, flowering and fruit set were even across all varieties. November heralded the beginning of a glorious run of weather. Days were warm but never hot, and temperatures dropped nicely into the evenings, allowing gradual ripening and acid retention in the grapes. Harvest commenced a week later than ‘normal’ under clear blue skies and finished in mid-April.
Winemaker notes
Shiraz was picked in the delicate red fruit spectrum. A portion of the fruit was whole-bunch fermented, with Viognier also co-fermented for aromatics. The fruit was then crushed to enhance extraction with minimal time on skins, spent ten months in primarily older oak, followed by five months in tank for élevage prior to bottling.