2009 / 2008 / 2006
Vintage
2009 was an excellent harvest for quality with good fruit set, clean weather during the grape’s development and a cooler spell in March to afford generous flavour expression.
Winemaking
The grapes were selectively harvested from block 2, crushed to a rotary fermenter and inoculated with a culture of pure yeast. The wine was fermented at 28 degrees centigrade until dry 9 days later and left to macerate on skins for 7 days, then pressed off skins and transferred to a mixture of American and French oak. This Reserve wine was lightly fined with casein before filtering and bottling at 12 months.
Colour
Dark red in colour with a purple hue.
Bouquet
Blackberry fruit with white pepper and cinnamon spice.
Palate
A complete mix of cedary oak and dark berry fruit flavours with a strong tannin finish.
Suggested Food
Team this with your favourite premium beef dish.
Cellaring
Ready to enjoy now, the Five Shillings 2009 shiraz will continue to develop and reward with cellaring for 5 to 8 years in ideal conditions.
