2019 Remus Eden Valley Old Vine Shiraz

A story that has intrigued us for years is the fable of the legendary founders of Ancient Rome, Romulus and Remus. These twins were abandoned at birth and reared by a she-wolf. Romulus murdered his twin in a fit of rage over the naming of Rome, the city which both had built. Legend presents Romulus as the stronger, more powerful of the brothers, while Remus was more refined, focussed and elegant. We believe the twins’ characterise the distinctive and unique flavours and attributes of Shiraz from the twin valleys – the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.

Deep garnet in colour with an exotic bouquet of red-cherry, lavender, spring herbs and flickerings of Cajun pepper. The palate is equally enticing displaying concentration and richness, then finishing with poise and precision. The 2019 vintage was an outstanding vintage for old vine Eden Valley Shiraz, this wine will age gracefully for many years to come.

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Viticulture

To qualify for the Remus blend the vineyards need to be over 50 years of age and managed sustainably.

Shiraz 80+ year old vineyard | Central Eden Valley sub-region
Shiraz 60+ year old vineyard | Central Eden Valley sub-region
Shiraz 50+ year old vineyard | Moculta sub-region, Eden Valley

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Vinification

Hand harvested, destemmed and crushed into small 1.5 tonne open-top fermenters. Selected fermenters had up to 25% whole-bunch clusters added to the destemmed berries. A pre-fermentation cold soak ensured a slow initiation to fermentation, where temperatures were allowed to peak at 27oC before being cooled to 20 oC for the remainder of the fermentation. Hand plunged daily allowed for a gentle extraction and helped to prolong the fermentation. After an extended period on skins the ferments were pressed to 50% new French oak hogsheads. Matured and not racked throughout the 18-month oak-maturation period provided for palate weight and texture. Prior to bottling, the wine was naturally clarified and bottled without filtration.