2019 T&L Block One Cellar Door

2019 T&L Block One Cellar DoorA rare chance, from a great year, to taste one of the many individual parcels that make up our flagship Shiraz Viognier. This wine comes from the lower half of our North East facing Block One of the T&L Vineyard, planted in 1999. 26% whole bunches. 6% Viognier. Natural ferment. 22 months in tight grain French oak puncheons. Tim Kirk

An aggressive hailstorm on January 9

damaged berries in several vineyards

cool nights and a glorious autumn delivered an extra degree of opulence in the fruit in the low yielding 2024 vintage

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and hints of warm spice

The juice was barrel fermented and spent an average of ten months on lees in a combination of French oak demi-muids and puncheons

Natural ferment

juicy stone fruit

Merlot (37%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (25%) from vines planted between 1971 and 1987

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6% Viognier

This wine comes T&L Vineyard Block Two