Isolation Ridge Vineyard Shiraz

Region: Western Australia

Grape Varietal: Shiraz 96%, Viognier 4%

This wine was fermented in shallow open pot fermenters. Fermentation is initiated straight away, hand plunging is conducted to keep the ferment even and as gentle as possible, minimising extraction. A small parcel is fermented as 100% whole bunch and blended back to the wine post barrel maturation (7%). Temperatures typically do not exceed 26C through the 10 – 15 day ferment. Some additional maturation on skins occurs until tannin integration and balance is seen. This wine was aged for 15 months in 3,500 litre French oak foudre. The small addition of viognier along with the use of 2 clones of shiraz add to the wine’s complexity.

Certified Organic Wine.