Sevenhill

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