marananga, shiraz, red wine, barossa, barossa valley, red wine, dark fruit, delicious, smooth, tannin, oak barrels
marananga, shiraz, red wine, barossa, barossa valley, red wine, dark fruit, delicious, smooth, tannin, oak barrels
marananga, shiraz, red wine, barossa, barossa valley, red wine, dark fruit, delicious, smooth, tannin, oak barrels
marananga, shiraz, red wine, barossa, barossa valley, red wine, dark fruit, delicious, smooth, tannin, oak barrels

2023 Western Ridge Shiraz

$50.00

The Vintage:

The 2023 vintage in the Barossa Valley was a very long cool but thankfully dry year. The cool season with extended the grapes having extended time on the vine produced wines with great concentration of flavours, balanced acidity, and fine tannins. Shiraz was the star of the show, with wines that are full-bodied and complex, yet also elegant and refined.

The Vineyards:

Sourced from multiple old vine vineyards (average 50+ year old) across the Western Ridge, from our home block in Marananga, Greenock and Seppeltsfield. All picked on separate dates when the fruit was optimally ripe.

The Winemaking:

The grapes are hand and machine harvested. Each parcel of grapes fermented separately in open fermenters, prior to pressing to tank. The fermentation is completed in tank before the wine is racked to barrel. The wine is aged in a selection of French (15% new) and American oak for 16 months before blending and bottling.

The Vintage:

The 2023 vintage in the Barossa Valley was a very long cool but thankfully dry year. The cool season with extended the grapes having extended time on the vine produced wines with great concentration of flavours, balanced acidity, and fine tannins. Shiraz was the star of the show, with wines that are full-bodied and complex, yet also elegant and refined.

The Vineyards:

Sourced from multiple old vine vineyards (average 50+ year old) across the Western Ridge, from our home block in Marananga, Greenock and Seppeltsfield. All picked on separate dates when the fruit was optimally ripe.

The Winemaking:

The grapes are hand and machine harvested. Each parcel of grapes fermented separately in open fermenters, prior to pressing to tank. The fermentation is completed in tank before the wine is racked to barrel. The wine is aged in a selection of French (15% new) and American oak for 16 months before blending and bottling.

Reviews

2021 Vintage - 95 points Halliday Wine Companion

Rolf Binder knows Western Ridge fruit well. I did a vintage with him in 2015 and spent my time looking after the red ferments and avoiding the massive brown snake in the marc pile. Here, Rolf serves up a rich, broody rendition of that Western Ridge fruit, savoury in stature and flecked with hints of ironstone, spice and earth. There is a lovely texture supported by chocolatey tannins and plenty of latent horsepower beneath the dark-fruited surface. Some excellent cellaring potential here. Drink 2035

2021 Vintage - 92 points The Real Review