Singlefile Single Vineyard Shiraz 2024

Tasting Notes 🍷

• Colour: Deep plum-red hue, indicating richness and youthful vitality.

• Nose: Enticing aromas of currant, blackberry, and plum, intertwined with warm spices and hints of dried flowers.

• Palate: A medium-bodied wine offering dark fruit flavours, earthy undertones, and nuances of dusty dark chocolate. Silky, drying tannins provide structure, leading to a long, savoury finish.

Winemaking Process

The 2024 growing season experienced warmer temperatures and an early, dry harvest, contributing to a richer Shiraz with a robust tannin profile and intense colour. Post-harvest, the grapes underwent gentle maceration over thirteen days with minimal intervention. The wine was then aged in medium-toast French oak barriques for eleven months, followed by additional bottle aging to ensure integration and development prior to release.

Vintage Description

The warmer-than-usual 2024 growing season in Frankland River led to an early, dry harvest. These conditions produced a slightly richer styled Shiraz with well-developed varietal flavours, a solid tannin structure, and intense colour, reflecting the region’s capacity to adapt to varying climatic conditions.

Technical Specifications

• Alcohol: 14.2%

• pH: 3.62

• Total Acidity: 5.3 g/L

Food Pairing Suggestions 🍽️

• Grilled Lamb Chops: The wine’s dark fruit and spice notes complement the rich flavours of grilled lamb.

• Mushroom Risotto: The earthy palate of the Shiraz pairs harmoniously with the umami flavours of mushroom dishes.

• Aged Cheddar: The wine’s tannic structure and dark chocolate hints enhance the sharpness of aged cheeses.

Cellaring

This Shiraz boasts a tannin profile that promises excellent cellaring potential, allowing it to develop further complexity over the next 10 years.

Serving Temperature 🌡️

Best served at 16-18°C. If stored at room temperature above 20°C, place in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving. Being a young Shiraz, it will certainly benefit from 60 minutes of decanting if you can prior to serving.

FAQ Wine terms

• North-facing site: In the Southern Hemisphere, vineyards facing north receive more sunlight, aiding in the ripening of grapes.
• Tannin profile: Tannins are natural compounds in grape skins, seeds, and stems that affect the wine’s dryness, bitterness, and astringency.
• Pump-over interventions: A winemaking process where juice is pumped over the grape solids to extract colour, flavour, and tannins.
• Barriques: Small oak barrels, typically 225 litres, used for aging wine and imparting oak flavours.
• Medium-toast French oak: Refers to the level of heat applied to the inside of oak barrels, influencing the flavour and aroma imparted to the wine.
• pH: Measures the acidity or alkalinity of the wine; lower pH indicates higher acidity.
• Total Acidity (TA): The total concentration of acids in the wine, contributing to its freshness and crispness.
• Cellaring potential: The estimated time a wine can age and potentially improve in bottle.