We are lucky to purchase Syrah from two of the best Hills sites, five clones, heaps of sun plus some thoughtful planting density, fruit thinning and vine age. Its also grown by great friends, the Turnbulls and the Downers, with a passion for their land and the wine it can produce. 2024 has density, spice, tannin and all the things you want from proper shiraz/syrah
Vineyards: Turnbull (Charleston) & Murdoch Hill
Vine age: 7 - 30 years
Clones: 1654, 470, SARDI7, BVRC12 & 2626
Elevation: 400 - 460m
Aspects: North
Soils: Sandy loam over red-orange clay and sandstone.
Vinification: 25% whole cluster open top fermentation for three - four weeks. Eight months in French puncheons, 20% new.
Alc: 13.0%
Production: 450 dozen