Tournon Lady's Lane Vineyard Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria

2018
2017

Tasting Notes

Blackberry, spices, tobacco, black pepper

A deep ruby color presenting a nose of redcurrant, leather, red crushed berries with a hint of toffee, incense and curry. Palate: This is a powerful and generous wine, expressing itself with delicacy thanks to a very delicate tannic structure. Intense flavors of ripe fruits and spices combined to a fine acidity –a balance richness and strength reflecting perfectly the terroir of Heathcote.

Food Pairings

A perfect accompaniment to lamb and beef. We recommend opening the bottle one hour before serving.

Vintage Notes

A warm and dry spring led into a classic Heathcote summer, warm days and cool nights. Hand harvesting commenced on the 15th of February and proceeded until the 27th of February. The wines are archetypal Heathcote, darkly colored, abundant fruit and depth of flavor with seamless structure and balance.

Winemaking Notes

The grapes are 100% destemmed. Wild yeast fermentation takes place in concrete tanks. Maturation times are long (from 4 to 6 weeks) and a gentle extraction is performed by pumping-over. It aims at obtaining fine and delicate tannins. Aging 100% in French oak barrels with low proportion of new oak (20%) for 14 months.

Vineyard Notes

The Lady’s Lane vineyard is located just north of Heathcote on 500-million-year-old Cambrian soil. This soil, a red brown gravelly loam over basalt bedrock supports low vigor vine growth and requires no irrigation. The much sought after four-hectare Shiraz vineyard which sits on well-draining gentle slopes was planted in 2002.

Technical Info

Grapes: 100% Shiraz
Alcohol by Volume: 14.5%
pH: 3.61
Total Acidity: 6.06 g/L
Vegan Friendly

Tasting Notes

This Shiraz shows a deep garnet appearance with aromas of redcurrant, leather, red crushed berries with hints of toffee. The wine is powerful and generous, expressing itself with delicacy. Intense flavors of ripe fruits and spices combine to a fine acidity on the palate and a long, expressive finish.

Food Pairings

A perfect accompaniment to lamb and beef. We recommend opening the bottle one hour before serving.

Winemaking Notes

The crop is manually harvested at maturity, avoiding over-maturation. The grapes are 100% destemmed. Fermentation takes place in concrete tanks. Maturation times are long (from 4 to 6 weeks) and a gentle extraction is performed by pumping-over. It aims at obtaining fine and delicate tannins. Ageing 100% in French oak barrels with low proportion of new oak (20%) for 14 months.