Purple Hands Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2018

Hand-picked, 10% of fruit was tipped into concrete open fermenter, balance was destemmed, lightly crushed, neutral yeast, 8 days on skins, basket-pressed and into new (33%) and used French oak, mlf, left on lees to mature for 8 months, racked then back into oak for another 9 months. Old vines planted between 1880-90 shine, producing a multifaceted shiraz, that is both humble and complex. Quiet to start, the perfume is almost faint but, yes, there is the sweet scent of violets and roses. Then all is revealed in a seamless and spectacular performance of a grape off old vines: florals, intense black fruits, full array of spices in a soothing synergy with background oak and supple tannin. Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion