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2016 ARTIS ADELAIDE HILLS SINGLE VINEYARD SYRAH

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RRP $45 / 2036

20yo vines, hand-picked, open-fermented with 20% whole bunches and 80% whole berries, around two-thirds through fermentati­on, 600l transferre­d to new French hogsheads to complete fermentati­on and maturation, the balance spending 7 weeks on skins, matured in used French oak for 14 months. Both the bouquet and articulate palate have a strong French oak influence, greater than 20% new would suggest. The answer (possibly) lies in the 600l portion that finished fermentati­on in new French oak. 13.8% alc

WINEMAKER Andrew Miller What do you enjoy about aged reds?

I enjoy watching reds evolve with the softening of tannins, and the developmen­t of leather and chocolate tertiary flavours. The wine becomes more complex and harmonious­ly balanced which, in my mind, complement­s foods more pleasantly.

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