Moonrise Grampians Shiraz/Merlot 2021
Vineyard - Shiraz fruit was sourced from the Rice vineyard near Stawell in the Grampians region. Garry Rice is not organic, but generally follows organic protocols - in some years he takes it even further and uses no sprays at all. This is essentially down to good planning - he planted his vineyard on a site that doesn’t have the disease pressure that demands multiple sprays year after year.
Winemaking - 40% destemmed and plunged, 40% destemmed then the cap rolled by hand, 20% sealed up as wholebunch until pressing. Pressed to predominately old neutral French oak with a small amount of new French oak. Matured for 6 months, racked once.
Wild yeast fermented, unfiltered and unfined. No adds apart from sulphur.
Vegan friendly.
Vineyard - Shiraz fruit was sourced from the Rice vineyard near Stawell in the Grampians region. Garry Rice is not organic, but generally follows organic protocols - in some years he takes it even further and uses no sprays at all. This is essentially down to good planning - he planted his vineyard on a site that doesn’t have the disease pressure that demands multiple sprays year after year.
Winemaking - 40% destemmed and plunged, 40% destemmed then the cap rolled by hand, 20% sealed up as wholebunch until pressing. Pressed to predominately old neutral French oak with a small amount of new French oak. Matured for 6 months, racked once.
Wild yeast fermented, unfiltered and unfined. No adds apart from sulphur.
Vegan friendly.
| Wine Region | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Liquor License | 36135837 |
| Occasion | Sip, Smash |
| Wine Tags | Exciting, Grower Producer, Low Sulphur, Minimal Intervention, Sustainable Practices |
| Enable Enquiry | Disable |