Sevenhills Vaulted Cellar Shiraz 2020 x 6
Product Description
2020 'Vaulted Cellar' Shiraz
An attractive aroma of blackberries and dark cherry, roasted cashews, coffee beans and a deep core of ironstone and licorice. A complex and layered aromatic profile. The palate has a lovely weight, with fine graphite tannins and a deep core of black fruit.
Behind the winery on an elevated site is a block
of vines planted in 1973 and named in honour
of Br Francis Lenz, who served as Winemaker
at Sevenhill from 1883 to 1888. These unirri
gated vines enjoy deep red brown clay loam
soils and a south facing aspect. Due to its ele
vated position and south facing aspect it is one
of the coolest sites on the Sevenhill property
and the resulting Shiraz fruit has more
graphite aromatics and fine emery tannins.
The grapes are harvested in the cool of the
morning and crushed to one of our open slate
fermenters. Must temperature at this stage is
between 10 and 15 degrees, so a semi cold soak
is allowed for a couple of days prior to inoculating.
Hand plunging twice per day follows.
The slate fermenter absorbs quite a bit of the
fermentation heat, so no cooling is needed.
Basket pressing is after 10 days and at dryness.
The wine is then matured in 40% New French
oak hogsheads for 20 months
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