Description
PALATE
Concentration, freshness of flavour and marked natural acidity.
GRAPES/BLEND
100% Shiraz.
VINIFICATION
Sourced exclusively from Block 15 (1.8 Ha), which lies amongst a north facing gravelly ironstone outcrop where the North Maslin Sand geology comes to the surface. Hand-picked (29th March), 25% whole bunches and the remainder has been destemmed, mechanical berry sorted and crushed. Open fermenters and on skins for 16 days. A gentle maceration principle of wetting the cap and only draining and returning when reductive. Wild yeast ferment. No pressings are used in this wine. Kept on lees in 35% new French oak puncheons, 65% older French oak Puncheons for 9 months. We selected individual barrels which were blended and further matured for 7 months in a 2-year-old French 25hL foudre.
VINTAGE NOTES
The 2019 growing season was very dry, which resulted in moderately low yields. We had a relatively warm lead up to the ripening period, which produced a very condensed and fast harvest.
RANGE NOTES
The name Ironheart speaks to the reddish ironstone gravel soil and represents the most eloquent expression of Shiraz from our unique estate.
Concentration, freshness of flavour and marked natural acidity.
GRAPES/BLEND
100% Shiraz.
VINIFICATION
Sourced exclusively from Block 15 (1.8 Ha), which lies amongst a north facing gravelly ironstone outcrop where the North Maslin Sand geology comes to the surface. Hand-picked (29th March), 25% whole bunches and the remainder has been destemmed, mechanical berry sorted and crushed. Open fermenters and on skins for 16 days. A gentle maceration principle of wetting the cap and only draining and returning when reductive. Wild yeast ferment. No pressings are used in this wine. Kept on lees in 35% new French oak puncheons, 65% older French oak Puncheons for 9 months. We selected individual barrels which were blended and further matured for 7 months in a 2-year-old French 25hL foudre.
VINTAGE NOTES
The 2019 growing season was very dry, which resulted in moderately low yields. We had a relatively warm lead up to the ripening period, which produced a very condensed and fast harvest.
RANGE NOTES
The name Ironheart speaks to the reddish ironstone gravel soil and represents the most eloquent expression of Shiraz from our unique estate.