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Our Fathers
Our Fathers, Spring Follows Winter, Shiraz Grenache 2024 (6x75cl.)
Our Fathers, Spring Follows Winter, Shiraz Grenache 2024 (6x75cl.)
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Vintage Conditions
The ‘24 vintage, being the first El Niño season, was expected to be warm and dry but if anything, the early season conditions were the opposite. Unsettled, cool, and sometimes wet weather resulted in erratic fruit set but from the end of January onwards, the weather was settled and very dry. Aside from a few days of heat in March, the season continued, with the moderate temperatures and mild conditions allowing for picking all varieties at the ideal moment.
Winemaking
The Shiraz component was hand-picked early morning in the morning, a good few days before the rest of the vineyard was picked. This was intentional as we wanted to retain freshness and energy in the wine.
The grapes were rapidly transferred to the winery where 25% 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 5 days before transferring to French oak (50% new puncheons) where it completed malolactic fermentation and 12 months of maturation.
The Grenache component came from and old vine site in the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. Hand picked and wild fermented with some whole bunch inclusion, this wine delivers a vibrant wild strawberry character which helps to balance the richness of the Shiraz.
Alcohol: 14.5%
750 bottles produced
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