2008 Westgate Vineyard Grampians Shiraz
This is my
favourite vineyard in the region. Its oldest vines were planted in 1969 and are
now 40yrs old. It is a much cooler site on an easterly aspect which loses the
sunlight an hour or two earlier than nearby sites, which tends to delay ripening
by a week or two. This wine follows on from a similar wine released from 2006
which was named in the top 100 wines in Australia by James Halliday. The grapes
were 100% destemmed and fermented in 500lt open oak puncheons over 14 days
before resting for 14 months in French oak, approx 40% of which was new, from
Francois Freres, Gillet and Meyrieux coopers. The vineyard generally exhibits
very floral Shiraz characters and wonderful length without being heavy or hard.
Again this wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
Vine Age 40yrs
13.5% alc.
pH 3.39
Total Acidity 7.1g/l
150 dozen produced.