"A slightly funky nose of spice/pepper leads to a warm vanillan oak, ripe medium weight palate of dried cherries and plums. Has excellent acid/tannin balance and a persistent finish. More than drinkable now or in 3 years time with Mediterranean food. Silver Medal Standard!"
- Bjorn Anthony, Wine Columnist
SOPHIA Shiraz 2009
Deep, dark red in colour, this shiraz has a bouquet combining dark cherries and a hint of toasty oak. The palate is full bodied with intense ripe fruit coupled with subtle spiciness. Soft lush tannins ensure the wine finishes long and smooth. While drinking well now, the wine will reward medium term cellaring.
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RominaVintate 2009
The Romina Vintage Fortified Shiraz is dark red in colour, has an intense bouquet of coffee, chocolate and raisin and a complex, rich palate of sweet plum and spice. It has a smooth, round and dry finish.
Made from late harvest shiraz fruit in the style of a Portugese vintage port.
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Our Vineyard
Situated on the highest, north facing slope of our property, our shiraz vines grow in well drained red gravel soils and enjoy abundant sunshine. The climate is typically Mediterranean with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. With little likelihood of rain in summer and the cool nights during the ripening period of February and March, ripening is slow and the fruit flavours are concentrated.
We have recently grafted viognier buds onto 4 shiraz rows to allow us to produce a distinctive white viognier wine and a shiraz viognier.
In March, when we are sure the grapes have reached their optimum ripeness, we hand pick the bunches and carefully transfer them into large bins . These bins are transported immediately to our winemaker, Alon Arbel of Bella Ridge Estate in the Swan valley, 20 minutes from the vineyard. We are thrilled to have such a well respected, award winning winemaker making our wine. As Alon has said, if you have good grapes you are well on the way to having great wine!