2022 Underhill Shiraz
Medal One
Medal Two
Dark fruits and a little bit brooding in a mysterious way. Cool climate Shiraz; deliciously medium bodied. Think charcuterie, graphite and a generous lick of aniseed spice. Blue and black plum fruits bring a fruit concentration to the palate along with some liquorice spice layering in structure and complexity. Some cured meat and a whisper of smoky-char interest driving the back palate. Medium weighted and driven by fruit purity, oak just a faint background seasoning alongside a stalk grip interest.
Reviews
Trophy (Best Victorian Shiraz) Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2023
Gold Medal, 2023 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards
98 Points - James Halliday Wine Companion 2025
Winemaking
Hand harvested, the bunches pass across a sorting table before processing either as whole bunches or whole berries. 50% of the block is fermented and matured in a 3500L upright oak cask containing 20% whole bunches and topped up for maturation with 100% whole bunch component. The remainder of fermentation in the Yarra Yering half-tonne open-fermenters, gently hand plunged twice daily. Air bag pressed to release the last fermenting juice from the many whole berries that remain. The wine then aged for 12 months; 50% in the 3500L three year old cask and 50% to French oak puncheons (500L); 10% new oak
Technical Data
Varietals: Shiraz
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: A single block of Shiraz planted in 1973; 8 acres at the western end of the vineyard.
Cellaring: One of the Yarra Yering wines to give itself up sooner rather than later it will often look wonderful at 5-10 years of age. This vineyard has a proven pedigree and it will continue to evolve for many more years under suitable cellaring conditions should you want to leave it for 10+ years. When enjoying young, decanting can be advantageous.
Alcohol: 13.5%