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2022 The Cote Shiraz

2022 The Cote Shiraz

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This single-vineyard wine is from the steep slope of the historic "Cote d'Or" vineyard in Central Pokolbin. Perfectly medium-bodied with dark fruit, Turkish delight, and spicy notes. The subtle French oak maturation provides perfectly balanced structural complexity.

 

We are very pleased to see the return of The Cote Shiraz, after a couple of very challenging vintages for this particular vineyard. The 2020 vintage was unfortunately decimated by smoke and was not even harvested. The cooler, wetter 2021 vintage conditions made it difficult to achieve ideal, perfect ripeness in the vineyard and we decided the wine did not meet our quality standards to bottle as a single vineyard wine.

 

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Winemaking Overview

  • In the Vineyard

    A single vineyard wine sourced from the famous, and slightly controversially named, Cote d’Or vineyard in central Pokolbin. The vineyard lies at almost 200 metres above sea level, on a steep northerly aspect of the ridge directly south of the Audrey Wilkinson Oakdale property. Cote d'Or was one of the first vineyards established by the Wilkinson family in 1866 by Alfred Wilkinson and his son Frederick (Audrey’s father). It was the fraternal home until the death of Alfred just before WW1. The original vineyard has long been pulled out, but seven acres were replanted on this ridge in 1971. The vineyard is dry-grown on relatively deep brown loamy soil, and scattered with permian fossils.

  • In the Winery

    The significantly lower yields of the 2022 vintage contributed to a much better result then previous years. The fruit was handpicked on 19th February, destemmed (but not crushed), and then cold soaked for 24 hours. After a further eight days of fermentation on skins, the wine was pressed off to premium French oak (300L) hogsheads for maturation. No new oak was used for the 2022 vintage Cote, rather 75% of the barrels were second use (1 year old) and 25% fourth use (3 years old) which has provided a very subtle oak structural complexity to the wine.
    Bottled - 28th June 2023
    Production - 279 dozen
    Released - 18th May 2024

    13.2% ABV

Tasting Notes

  • Appearance & Aroma

    Bright medium purple colour with an initially delicate nose that opens to notes of fresh plums, dark berries with suggestions of red petals, five spice and sun-baked earth.


  • Palate & Finish

    There is an inviting medium-bodied palate with quite a savoury texture from fine, round tannin. Notes of morello cherry, damson plum and blackberry with clove, black pepper and dutch licorice are interlaced with hints of tea smoke and Chambord liqueur. The finish is long and fresh with a composed elegance.

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WHEN TO DRINK

This wine is drinking deliciously now, but you will be rewarded for giving it medium-term cellaring.

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