Ravensworth Shiraz, Viognier 2022
Regular price $55.00
Pickup available at The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Usually ready in 1 hour
Ravensworth Shiraz, Viognier 2022
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The Heritage Wine Store & Bottle Shop
Pickup available, usually ready in 1 hour
129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
- TASTING NOTE / ABOUT THE WINE: "Our take on this beautifully fragrant blend. Just 3% viognier added at the crush pad so co-fermented which all the cool cats do. After spending 3-6 weeks on skins the wine is matured in new and second use 228l. French barriques, ahead of another year on Francois Frere 27hl. foudre. Always filled with flowers, spice and red fruit the 2022 was not the easiest year but our fruit charged on and delivered a wine that will emerge, change and blossom with careful cellaring but you know, it's a great drink young as well." Ravensworth
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: As he tells it, Bryan Martin established Ravensworth in Murrumbateman with his partner Jocelyn and brother David in 2001 because “it seemed like a good idea at the time.” This former chef, restaurant critic, food writer and winemaker at Clonakilla is known for his emotional symbiosis with the region and his exceptionally good taste. And that’s the constant to Bryan’s wines: they express the region, and they taste good. Really good. Martin’s approach is deliberately unconventional—he produces a range of brilliant, regionally classic wines, offset by a decent smattering of genre-bending experiments. Shiraz is the main crop on the Ravensworth Estate, followed by Riesling and Sangiovese. Then there’s Rhône white varietals, Gamay and Nebbiolo. Not only does Martin use a wide range of varieties, but clonal differences across these are also utilized for complexity and tonality. Everything at the Estate is grown with organic principles and the vineyard is consciously farmed as an element of a wider ecosystem in balance with other flora and fauna so it can develop to its greatest potential. This balance limits any chemicals or other nasties. A little old Italian tractor is employed rather than heavy machinery, and likewise in the cellar, the winemaking uses a light touch. There’s no recipe—a range of techniques and vessels are used, always dependent on what the vintage presents.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Canberra, New South Wales
- VARIETAL: Shiraz (97%), Viognier (3%)
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Bryan Martin
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Unfined & Unfiltered, Sustainable Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml