Tasting Notes
This wine was inspired by a trip to Beaujolais and the legendary Shiraz O'Shea made up on the Old Hill. This light, crisp, perfumed style of Shiraz was sourced from Stonehurst Vineyard in Cedar Creek, the block is planted on clay loam and is a cool site, sheltered by the surrounding forest at the base of the Brokenback Mountains. Hand picked in Mid February, cold soaked, wild fermented (10% whole bunch, 90% whole berry) in open concrete fermenters, hand plunged, basket pressed and aged in seasoned French oak barrels. Enjoy it now or on a hot summers day serve it chilled with a straw. Cheers! 12.5%. - Angus Vinden
Established in 1998, Vinden Estate is now under the guidance of the second generation wine maker Angus Vinden. Since taking over in 2015 has maintained the original label 'Vinden Estate' which possess a traditional Hunter style as well as producing his offshoot label allowing a more experimental approach 'The Vinden Headcase'; balancing tradition with innovation.
We handcraft our wines (literally not figuratively) on-site at our Hunter Valley vineyard and winery from hand-picked grapes using the traditional methods of open fermentation, hand plunging and basket pressing, as well as incorporating the best of modern wine making techniques. All of the wines are strictly Hunter Valley, sourcing fruit off the estate vineyard and old vine blocks mainly Somerset Vineyard in Pokolbin where Angus was mentored under the 8th generation grower Glen Howard.
Our range of wines includes the Hunter Valley's only Sparkling Alicante Bouschet, Rosé, Semillon, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Basket Press Shiraz and Tempranillo. We focus primarily on Single Vineyard wines.
- Winery Note
| Product Type | Wine Red Shiraz |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Sub Region | Hunter Valley |
| Winemaking Practices | Minimal Intervention |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |