Moppa Hill Shiraz 2016

Estate Grown | Single Vineyard | Open Top Fermented | Basket Pressed

The 2016 Moppa Hill Block 6 Shiraz is sourced from a 6 acre single vineyard on the eastern slope of the Moppa Hill.  It has an altitude of 365m and is planted on sandy soil over old oxidized friable orange clay.  Naturally a very low yielding vineyard and produces wine with distinctive aromas and complexity.

The fruit was picked in two stages – first pick on 23rd of February and second pick on 27th of February.  95% de-stemmed and whole berry into small open top fermenters with 5% whole bunch.  Two types of fermentation practices used, first pick ferment was pumped over twice per day and 2^nd pick ferment hand plunged three times per day with both receiving an occasional rack and return.  After 14 days on skins the wine was drained to barrel and matured with minimal racking until being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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