- Colour
Dark purple hues
- Nose
Lifted dark cherry, black brambly fruits and subtle oak spice
- Palate
Concentrated dark berries packed around spicy oak, balanced by a fine line of acidity and silky tannins

2017 Shiraz
$75.00 non member price$60.00 wine member price- Source
Bimbadgen McDonalds Road and Palmers Lane Vineyards
- Vinification
Fruit crushed into stainless steel fermenter and inoculated with a neutral yeast strain. Regular pump overs for colour and tannin extraction throughout fermentation before being pressed into French oak barriques.
- Blending
Select barrels of McDonalds Road and Palmers Lane Shiraz
- Aging
16 months in new and old French Barriques
- Bottling
29th June, 2018; 2776 bottles produced
Varietal | Alcohol | Cellaring Potential | Harvest Date | Oak | pH | TA | Shiraz | 14.3% | 10+ years | 7th February 2017 | New & Old French | 3.47 | 6.6g/L |
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2017 was another remarkable vintage in the Hunter Valley, one we believe that will be recalled fondly in years ahead. A vintage typified by warm, dry conditions, most white varieties were harvested by January prior to some record heat days in February. With the white varieties safely tucked away in the winery, the reds were harvested according to taste without any fear of rain or disease. A classic Hunter Valley vintage.