Max & Me ‘Boongarrie Estate’ 2016 Shiraz

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Max & Me Shiraz 2016 as usual was from our Boongarrie Estate ‘House Block’ Shiraz, a small ironstone-rich block planted in 1998 with cuttings from Poonawatta Vineyard, a legendary local Eden Valley old-vine source block.

Pick date: 29/02/16. Winemaking philosophy is to faithfully reflect the effects of the site, the vine stock and the season, whilst also creating a structured wine ideal for aging. Techniques utilised were harvesting with a grape destemming and sorting harvester, open fermenting in grape bins utilising pigéage for maceration and a total of 11 days on skins, then pressing to a mix of new (30%) and old fine-grain French oak hogsheads for 18 months maturation prior to bottling.

The 2016 had a dry growing season, and with empty dams on our property the vines had to make do with a single 2 hr irrigation for the entire season – basically dry grown. The resulting wine shows great intensity of flavour concentration and vibrant colour, and at this early age appears ideally suitable for a long cellaring potential.

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