The 2009 O’Riada Shiraz is made from fruit selected from five vineyards around the villages of Murrumbateman and Hall. The winemaking included the use of pre-ferment maceration, whole bunches, warm extended ferments, 5% co-fermented Viognier and twelve months maturation in French oak, 25% new.

The warm vintage and lower than average crop combined to produce fruit with a deeper, darker dimension woven through the classic Canberra cool-climate spice. Blackberry, aniseed, dark cherry and black pepper; a potent dark fruit aroma leading into a long, densely textured palate. Drink now after decanting or cellar for up to twenty years

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