2012Penny’sHillSkeletonKeyShiraz

Sans Sourced from the original Penny’s Hill vineyard, its slightly higher elevation means it enjoys a climate a little cooler than the rest of McLaren Vale. This ensures more consistent temperatures throughout the ripening period, allowing Shiraz to reach optimum ripeness with minimum stress. Individual blocks were harvested and vinified separately to best express the variation in terroir. Fruit was destemmed then crushed and fermented on skins in an open fermenter for 7 days prior to pressing. Maturation was in predominantly French oak of which approximately 30% was new oak. The balance was matured in 1, 2 and 3 year old oak and after 20 months the final wine was blended.