Shiraz 2020 Scotchmans Hill

Scotchmans Hill

Complex nose of dark plum, ripe cherry aromas. Spice and pepper notes with cedar oak rounds out the bouquet.

A perfect accompaniment to meat dishes, poultry, pheasant, rabbit or even duck with potatoes and mushrooms

Winemaking Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Clone: PT23. Soil Type: Self mulching black vertosol derived from tertiary basalt. Harvest Date: 14/03/19 - 19/03/19 Yield: 2.5kg/vine equates to a miserly 6.25tn/ha = 44hl/ha. Winemaking: De-stemmed to small fermenters with the inclusion of 15% whole bunches and cold soaked for 5 days. Wild ferment at 28 degrees for 7 days. Pressed to barrel for a wild malolactic fermentation. Racked and bottled in July 2020. Oak Use: Matured in new to 4 year old French barriques for 16 months. Cellaring: Now to 2032.

Will Lyon, The Times, December 2025, My top wine discoveries of the year: "One interesting area in Victoria that I discovered this year was Geelong. It wasn’t just the pinot noirs and chardonnays there that impressed me but the local take on shiraz, which was fruity but also fresh and clean with just a suggestion of spice. This was akin to the style you might find in the northern Rhône yet very much Geelong’s own expression, with a real wow factor. " Will Lyons, The Times, May 2025, Six of the best bottles of wine from Australia’s most underrated region: “A delicate, peppery syrah in the classic Rhône style with notes of cherry and a spicy, meaty finish.”Wine Merchant Top 100, 2024: "The flavours are cassis, but savoury. A really delightful style; like a berry bath at an excellent temperature."