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Region: Barossa Valley
Grapes: Shiraz
First Glance: Black Cherry, Graphite, Spice, Plums
The Wine:
A rather large jigsaw puzzle of 15 very unique Barossa vineyards are used for HEAD RED Shiraz. They mostly come from the higher altitude, rocky, cooler sites of the Eden Valley. In the winery there is very little ‘fancy’ winemaking, allowing the vintage and Barossa character to show clearly.
The 2023 Head Red Shiraz was produced from a La Nina weather affected year. The cool/humid conditions gave the vines time to produce fruit (particularly shiraz) that has both complex tannins & garrigue flavours. There’s depth & texture in the mid palate, with some of the aromatic prettiness of 2017. We also pushed a little whole-bunch fermentation into some of the Eden Valley components and co-fermented with some viognier. Unusually high level of new oak in the 2023 HEAD RED Shiraz as all the Old Vine parcels were included in the final blend (no Old Vine Shiraz in 2023).
Black cherries, graphite, cocoa powder, black fruits and ripe plums.
