MOCULTA - EDEN VALLEY
The Wine
As always, the Fechner Vineyard Shiraz displays a full spectrum of flavours from blackberries and figs, cracked pepper and caraway, to Rye bread and cured meat. The palate shows dense fruit and tight tannins and rewards with time to air. Super elegant with lingering star anise and dark chocolate.
Drinking beautifully at release & will continue to develop with age - cellar to 2030.
Suggested serving temperature 16-18C
Alcohol – 14.5% alc/vol
Sugar/GF – Dry
RRP - $45
Released – April 2020
The Winemaking
Harvested 23rd March 2017. 100% Eden Valley Shiraz, hand-picked.
Grapes destemmed to an open-top tank for wild fermentation, gentle hand plunge two to three times daily. Pressed to oak with 3 weeks barrel fermentation followed by 10 months maturation.
100% French oak, 25% new oak.
Bottled February 2018, 109 dozen produced. Vegan friendly.
The Vineyard
Grown by Graeme and Michael Fechner near Moculta at the northern end of the Eden Valley wine region.
Elevation - 345m
Aspect - East facing
Planted - 1999
Clone - 1654
Rows - 35 to 37
Map - -34.475005,139.071367
Soil - Sitting on the edge of a marble seam, the ancient earth is a mixture of broken grey schist, integrated with shallow limestone and red clay. Packed with minerality.