The fruit for this wine was sourced from our Well Cabernet, Well Shiraz and small parcels from the dry grown and hand picked Creek and 1891 Old Shiraz.
The fruit was destemmed (no crushers) and then allowed a cool fermentation over 11 days. Pressed to stainless tanks then matured in a combination of new American oak hogsheads and seasoned American and French barriques.
This wine is dark in colour. Aromatically complex, it shows blood plums and pepper with fresh thyme.
The palate is highly structured with black currant and firm tannins. A long finish.
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL – 2021 China Wine & Spirits Awards, HK
SILVER MEDAL 91 POINTS – 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, UK
SILVER MEDAL – 2021 London Wine Competiton, UK
SILVER MEDAL – 2021 International Wine Challenge, UK
BRONZE MEDAL – 2021 Japan Wine Challenge
14.5% abv. Metala Vineyards, Langhorne Creek, South Australia.