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2004 Basilisk Shiraz Mourvedre

Wine description

Fruit for the Basilisk Shiraz Mourvedre was selected from vineyard sites around Central Victoria during April 2004. The must was fermented in rotary fermenters before being racked off yeast lees. Separate parcels of wine then spent between six and 12 months in French oak, after which a final blending of the various parcels took place. Cold stabilization and filtration followed so as to minimize residue or sediment settling in the bottle over time. The ensuing wine is ripe and complex – in part due to the different Shiraz parcels, but also as a result of the Mourvedre, which imparts a fruit driven, yet earthy character to the wine, that marries well with pepper spice and ripe fruit notes of the Shiraz.