2020 Creek Block Shiraz case and subtle savoury elements

and subtle savoury elements

This single-block wine went out of production in 2005

The wines are drained and basket “pressed off” into new seasoned American oak hogsheads

chocolety ripe tannins and underlying savoury notes

We find that French oak gives a lovely focus to a wine that is bursting with Cabernet fruit

2020 Creek Block Shiraz case and subtle savoury elementsThe vines were planted by the creek in the 1960s on sandy brown loam with grey clay. The loam and grey clay combination provides the wine with immense density of fruit flavour and velvety, mouth filling tannins. The fruit profile tends towards mulberries and blueberries with some clay influenced anise and milk chocolate undertones. This single block wine went out of production in 2005 but we brought it back in 2017. In some ways theres a