Oakridge 864 Close Planted Block Oakridge Vineyard Syrah 2023

Planting here is at 5,200 plants per hectare. 70% of the grapes were destemmed into an open fermenter on the top of the remaining 30% of whole bunches. Maturation was in French oak puncheons for fourteen months. This is chalk and cheese in comparison with our much loved Barossa and McLaren Vale Shiraz, but it will open some eyes as to just how glorious Shiraz from a cooler climate can be (even if they want to call it Syrah). Purple crimson in colour, the nose offers notes of red apples, florals, warm earth, cherries, leather and aniseed. This is exquisitely crafted. There is grip, but with a sleek and seductive texture and excellent balance throughout. The wine is very long, with satiny, polished tannins, and should provide pleasure for at least the next fifteen years. Stunning stuff.