Our Fathers Shiraz 2022 (6x75cl)

Vintage Conditions

Following on from the much vaunted 2021 vintage, 2022 had big shoes to fill. the weather patterns were largely similar and '22 was another moderate year with a relaxed ripening period. The 2022 wines have gone on to be even better thought of than the 21's with focussed, concentrated fruit and wonderful fragrance and structure.

Winemaking

The hand-picked grapes were rapidly transferred to the winery where 35% of the bunches were left intact and the balance gently de-stemmed. After a couple of days of pre-fermentation maceration, the natural fermentation began and was accompanied by two hand plunges a day to gently extract colour and tannin.

When fermentation was complete, the wine was left on skins (and stems) for another 4 days before transferring to French oak (30% new) where it completed malolactic fermentation and 18 months of maturation.

The resulting wine exhibits a dense yet succulent, spicy blackberry fruit with hints of woodsmoke and tobacco. The 2022 shows remarkable balance of ripe blackberry, black olive and spice, countered by silky smooth tannins, hints of tobacco and liquorice. The finish lengthy and polished

Alcohol: 14.5%

Quantity Produced : 600 bottles