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Langhorne Creek Shiraz

Grape variety

100% Shiraz

Alcohol by volume

14.0%

Langhorne Creek, one of Australia’s oldest wine regions. It sits atop an ancient natural floodplain with fertile alluvial soils perfect for grape growing. The region has a proud history of family owned and run vineyards.
After night harvesting, the Shiraz grapes were crushed into static fermenters. After a brief cold soak to extract colour and flavour, the must inoculated with Rhone Valley style yeast strain. Controlled fermentation occurred over ten days, commencing at 24°C reducing to 20°C. Gentle Pump-overs occurred six times daily to maximise the extraction of colour whilst retaining a soft juicy palate structure. Pump-overs were reduced to twice daily towards the end of fermentation to minimise seed tannin extraction. To avoid any harsh tannins and bitterness only free run and first pressings were used in this blend. After pressing, the wine was settled for three weeks before racking onto new French and American oak for 6 months.
Crooked Mick is a bushman from Australian folklore who lived in the mythical Speewah. A giant of a man, some say he could shear a massive number of sheep in no time flat, kick crocodiles up to the moon and move mountains. Tall tales or not, Crooked Mick is a legend as are the wines from Langhorne Creek.

Tasting notes

Colour:

Deep red with purple hues.

Nose:

Ripe cherry, blueberry and mulberry aromas with spicy notes like black pepper and accompanied with subtle tobacco, caramel and lightly roasted coffee beans.

Palate:

This full-bodied Shiraz has a good length on the palate and is showing rich fruit driven flavours along with hint of liquorice notes.

Food that complements this wine: Roasted leg of lamb, robust Italian pasta dishes or a simple charcuterie platter.

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Langhorne Creek Chardonnay

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay

Alcohol by volume

13.0%

Made from selected vineyards in Langhorne Creek; one of Australia’s oldest wine regions. The vines sit atop an ancient natural floodplain with fertile alluvial soils perfect for grape growing. The region has a proud history of family owned and run vineyards.
Grapes harvested during the cool of the night to retain freshness and varietal character. The grapes then de-stemmed and pressed gently in a pneumatic press to release its juice. Selected yeast strain that brings out varietal character sued to inoculate the clarified juice. Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks at cold temperature 14-15 ℃, which allows a longer fermentation in order to retain freshness and producing attractive aromas. The wine was stored in stainless steel tanks and on French oak, to add to its complexity and stirred on lees to create texture and mouthfeel before bottling.
Crooked Mick is a bushman from Australian folklore who lived in the mythical Speewah. A giant of a man, some say he could shear a massive number of sheep in no time flat, kick crocodiles up to the moon and move mountains. Tall tales or not, Crooked Mick is a legend as are the wines from Langhorne Creek.

Tasting notes

Colour:

Straw with green hues.

Nose:

On the nose, wine is offering an attractive bouquet, lemon curd, pear and stone fruits supported with subtle oak derived charry characters.

Palate:

Vibrant and refreshing on the palate with flavours of stone fruit and citrus. Long elegant with a crisp finish.

Food that complements this wine: Roasted Chicken, lighter pasta dishes, wholesome salads and a variety Asian cuisines.

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Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape variety

99% Cabernet Sauvignon 1% Shiraz

Alcohol by volume

13.0%

Made from selected vineyards in Langhorne Creek; one of Australia’s oldest wine regions. The vines sit atop an ancient natural floodplain with fertile alluvial soils perfect for grape growing. The region has a proud history of family owned and run vineyards.
After night harvesting, the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were crushed into static fermenters. After a brief cold soak to extract colour and flavour, the must inoculated with Bordeaux style yeast strain. Controlled fermentation occurred over ten days, commencing at 24°C reducing to 20°C. Gentle Pump-overs occurred six times daily to maximise the extraction of colour whilst retaining a soft juicy palate structure. Pump-overs were reduced to twice daily towards the end of fermentation to minimise seed tannin extraction. To avoid any harsh tannins and bitterness only free run and first pressings were used in this blend. After pressing, the wine was settled for three weeks before racking onto French oak for 6 months.
Crooked Mick is a bushman from Australian folklore who lived in the mythical Speewah. A giant of a man, some say he could shear a massive number of sheep in no time flat, kick crocodiles up to the moon and move mountains. Tall tales or not, Crooked Mick is a legend as are the wines from Langhorne Creek.

Tasting notes

Colour:

Medium garnet red with crimson hue.

Nose:

This wine shows its varietal character of typical Cabernet Sauvignon on the nose. Complex spicy characters of sage and eucalyptus accompanied with cassis and raspberry aromas.

Palate:

Medium-bodied and round with red forest fruit flavours. It finishes with fine savoury tannin structure, persistent red fruit flavours and light vanillin oak notes.

Food that complements this wine: Roasted Duck Breast with Pecan Puree or Grilled Steak with Salsa Verde.

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