Caught REDHANDED, McLaren Vale Shiraz 2009

Fruit was picked from a single vineyard at the base of the Willunga Hills, off a vineyard on clay-loam soils.The fruit was destemmed and then crushed into two small 1.5 tonne fermenters, each...

Fruit was picked from a single vineyard at the base of the Willunga Hills, off a vineyard on clay-loam soils.

The fruit was destemmed and then crushed into two small 1.5 tonne fermenters, each...

No bottle notes, but Phil (the winemaker) says: "this is a new product that was bottled off specially for Sea and Vines 2009"

From a Pinot parcel from Mount Compass, Fleurieu Peninsula and Sauvignon from Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills. This 70-30% blend exemplifies the best of both varieties. Pear, lemon and blossom from the...

This is the last of the current crop of McLaren Shiraz. None has been made in the 2010 and 2011 vintages. Shame really as the 010 vintage was the best in the last 5 years.

Winemaking the same...

Juice bled off (saigna method) from a premium parcel of Cabernet from Langhorne Creek - fermented cold after spending 24 hours on skins, giving the wine the beautiful garnet colour. Great food match...

Fruit was extremely low cropping giving only 400L per tonne, due to the 2009 heat wave and young vines. Ferrmented cold in stainless steel with a specially selected aromatic yeast, the palate shows...

Premium Sauvignon Blanc fermented fresh in stainless steel is blended wit barrel fermented and lees stirred Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. The resulting wine has the aromatic intensity of fine Sauvignon...

From a premium Adelaide Hills vineyard in Lobethal.

Fruit selected and picked by hand. Fruit crushed and pressed into stainless steel tank. A specially selected aromatic yeast strain was used...