This contains fruit from Tscharke’s Greenock Creek, Gnadenfrei and Stone Well vineyards. Each parcel was vinified separately, all destemmed and crushed into open fermenters, then racked to oak after malolactic was complete. The components remained apart until they had spent three months there on lees. After assemblage, the blend was returned to oak (a combination of barrels and large French oak vats) for 22 months.
2022
With more oak influence than most of Tscharke’s Shiraz wines, this is perhaps the closest to the opulent Barossa classics most would be familiar with. It has an intriguing nose of oak spice, blackberry jam and fresh forest fruit. A savoury drive contrasts the richness of the fruit with notes of toasted wood, tobacco leaf and liquorice. The palate is structured and robust, with savoury tannins carrying the wine from a strong attack to a lingering finish. The dark fruit is ripe, concentrated and persistent with well-integrated spicy oak. It will cellar well for a decade or more.
