Lupo Shiraz 2020

Tasting Note

Satsuma plum and ripe mulberry ever-present, with rhubarb notes tying red fruits to the savoury undertones arising in the bouquet. Medium bodied with a silky mid-palate and fine mineral texture.

Winemaking

Destemmed and crushed, fermented in a combination of 2 tonne open and 8 tonne static fermenters with twice daily pump overs throughout ferment. Temperatures were kept cool, between 20-24°C to retain fruit vibrancy and aromatics whilst extracting a soft tannin profile. After ferment, the wine was pressed to tank, racked off gross lees and sent to 80% French and 20% American seasoned oak hogs head barrels. Natural malolactic fermentation occured in barrel, and after 20 months maturation, the wine was blended, lightly filtered, and bottled without finings.

Vineyard

Lopresti Home Block (Young) – Flour Mill Road, Whites Valley + Ridgehaven Vineyard - Hahn Road, Sellicks Hill

Home Block is planted on black and grey biscay clays, sitting over alluvial Ngaltinga formation. Sea breezes mediate daytime heat while the cracking clays reduce vigour during the critical ripening period, helping to concentrate flavours in the fruit. Ridgehaven is defined by heavy clay loam soils with shattered gravel throughout, over Christies Beach formation. A north-westerly aspect captures ample sunlight and enusres ripening whilst the warmth of the site garners concentration and plush tannin maturity.