2023 Keepers of the Flame Shiraz Tempranillo

COLOUR: Garnet
NOSE: Primary ferment characters, lifted fruit characters of fresh, bright red raspberries, summer pudding and blueberries
PALATE: Summer berries, fine tannins across the whole palate, strawberry jelly, berry jubes

The fruit for this wine was picked on 16th February and was immediately delivered to the winery. The Shiraz and Tempranillo grapes were destemmed but not crushed, then both parcels of fruit were chilled together in 1 tonne bins for cold soaking.

After 4 days of cold soaking, the fermentation began naturally. The must was hand plunged three times a day to extract colour, flavour and tannins. After 12 days the wine was pressed off the skins and left to settle for 24 hours before being transferred to a two year old oak puncheon. The wine was bottled after 12 months in oak.