2023 New Territories
Medal One
Medal Two
The Shiraz brings an exotic floral fragrance and the juicy expansive fruit palate. Touriga Naçional being naturally high in tannin brings a firm but friendly structure and spice to the blend. Tinta Cao has a violet lifted nose, juicy mulberry fruits with aniseed spice. The wine is fleshy, intriguing with plenty of aniseed spice complexity neatly wrapped in a blanket of tannin, a lick of charry grip on the finish.
Reviews
Best Shiraz Blend Wine of Show, 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Gold Medal, 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Gold Medal, 2024 Yarra Valley Wine Show
96 Points – Ray Jordan, Winepilot
95 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 2026
95 Points – Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
93 Points – Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com
Winemaking
Whole berry fermentation was employed with all varieties to encourage the fleshy fruit-full palate. Gentle hand plunging twice daily allows for careful tannin extraction. The individual components spent 9 months in old French oak barriques in our underground cellar before blending and bottling.
Technical Data
Varietals: 60% Shiraz, 20% Touriga Naçional, 20% Tinta Cao
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: Shiraz sourced from our Salamenca block planted in 1995. Touriga Naçional and Tinta Cao sourced from a steep and terraced block nearby and planted in 1990 and 2013. When the 1990 expansion of the vineyard was made, the land was reclaimed from the Warramate Hills bushland and dubbed the New Territories.
Cellaring: This wine has been made with the intention to be an early drinking style of wine; fragrant, vibrant and delicious in its youth. It will continue to evolve for some years under suitable cellaring conditions however this is not required.
Alcohol: 13%