- Colour
Bright purple
- Nose
Dark cherries, lifted violet and cedar
- Palate
Burst of dark berry fruit balanced with classic Hunter Valley spice; framed by fine, subtle oak
2018 McDonalds Road
Shiraz Viognier
$50.00 non member price- Source
McDonalds Road Vineyard Shiraz Block 6 & 7 and Viognier Block 8
- Vinification
After the McDonalds Road Viognier was pressed, the Viognier skins were added and co fermented with a select Shiraz ferment. Gentle pumping over twice per day resulted in silky tannins
- Blending
Select barrels of McDonalds Road Shiraz and Viognier
- Aging
12 months in new and old French Barriques
- Bottling
10th July 2019 for a bright, youthful, fruit driven style
| Varietal | Alcohol | Cellaring Potential | Harvest Date | Oak | pH | TA | Shiraz and Viognier | 13.5% | 5 years | 23rd January, 2018 | New & Old French | 3.57 | 6.0g/L |
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2018 was the second consecutive classic vintage in the Hunter Valley, one we believe that will be recalled fondly in years ahead. A vintage typified by warm to hot and dry conditions, most white varieties were harvested by January prior to some record heat days in February. With little threat of rainfall, our Shiraz, Semillon and Chardonnay were harvested with the intent of expressing vineyard rather than vintage characteristics, resulting in energetic reds with a vitality that will last for a decades.
