Colour: 
Full red of medium density and youthful crimson hues. 

Bouquet: 
Fine, elegant, restrained and with a touch of cedar, the nose shows the estery floral/cherry fragrance of Grenache, with an underlying hint of pepper from the Shiraz. Oak is totally integrated and provides a fine spicy lift. 

Palate: 
This wine is great example of where the persistence and length of Grenache marries with rich Shiraz to produce an elegant yet rich palate that finishes with fine silky elegant tannins. 

Food Suggestions: 
This wine will accompany the best pasta, paella, or rich gamey meals – or just enjoy it on its own. 

Cellaring Potential: 
Beautiful and subtle when young – complex with cigar and cedar characters after a few years.

Winemaking Notes:
The Grenache has been sourced from vines planted by Burton Hamilton, Richard Hamilton’s father in 1947. The fruit from these dry-land grown bush vines were selected for quality on the vine and hand harvested and fermented separately from the Shiraz. The Shiraz was co-fermented with Viognier to add perfume and fruit sweetness. Extended skin contact has provided texture to the wine through long but elegant tannins. The components were then oak matured in French oak after malo-lactic fermentation and racking. It was assembled as one wine in the summer of 2008. Following an egg white fining, the wine was bottled in April 2008.

Oak:
100% French Oak for 22 months