• Duke's Vineyard Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022 - Porongurup, Great Southern - Australia
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Duke's Vineyard Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022 - Porongurup, Great Southern - Australia

Vintage: 2022

AU198

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A nail-biting finale to the 2022 growing season saw the vineyard lashed by fierce winds and rainy squalls. Yet the shiraz slowly developed both an array of dark fruit aromatics and lush, juicy fruit weight and developed fine and complete tannins, highlighting the granitic minerality of the site and the complexity formed by farming in a marginal yet consistent site.

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A nail-biting finale to the 2022 growing season saw the vineyard lashed by fierce winds and rainy squalls. Yet the shiraz slowly developed both an array of dark fruit aromatics and lush, juicy fruit weight and developed fine and complete tannins, highlighting the granitic minerality of the site and the complexity formed by farming in a marginal yet consistent site.
Awards
Halliday Wine Companion 90 Points
Founded by the renowned Australian wine critic and journalist, James Halliday, the Wine Companion regroups the most extensive collection of wine reviews and ratings every year, from some of the best wineries of Australia.
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"A fruit-driven style, quite straightforward in its delivery of shiraz, showing off red- and black-berry fruitiness, sweet spice, some cinnamon and fennel spice elements, a touch of sea spray and truffle. Very pleasing, satiny texture with a building puckering grip. Good length of flavour too. All up, successfully delivers a pleasing, easy drinking, not particularly complex but medium-weight, spicy, bright fruited shiraz expression. Dig in."
90 Points, Halliday Wine Companion
Product Type
Red Wine
Region

Great Southern

Grape Varietal

Shiraz

Winemakers

Ben Cane

Vintage

2022

Country

Australia

Age of Vines

25 years

Producers

Duke'S Vineyard

Harvest Method

Harvest Was Done In Early April By Selective Machine Maximising Whole Berries And Minimizing Juicing To Allow The Fruit To Arrive In Pristine Condition.

Alcohol Percentage

13.80%

Fermentation and Maceration

The grapes were destemmed into a closed top fermenter, fermented for eighteen days with up to three pump overs per day to give gentle extraction. the wine was drained off with some pressings added back to build texture and length,

Malolactic Fermentation

Yes

Aging

Aged in one year and older French oak 300L hogsheads on lees for 12 months; blended and bottled the following August.

Production

5,172 bottles

Altitude of Vineyard

230m

Density

3.5 x 1.5 m; 2,090 vines per hectare

Production Style

in transition to biodynamic farming

Total Production

8,340 Btles

SKU
AU198

Duke’s Vineyard is situated at the western foot of the heritage-listed, ancient granite Porongurup Range in the Great Southern Wine Region. Our site currently consists of 10 hectares of Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Shiraz vines — varieties beautifully suited to the region.



The original owner, Duke Ranson, primarily chose the site by way of aesthetics: stunning views, a unique position at the western foot of the ancient range, and serenity; but also for practicality: water supply that includes a pure, spring-fed dam and run-off from the national park, and soils with good drainage yet ample water retention ability.



In this captivating corner of the Great Southern, where the cool climate and unique geological makeup converge, Ben and his team are continuing Duke’s tradition of growing the finest quality fruit to craft wines of exceptional quality and distinction.



The Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz is planted in the centre of the vineyard and the fruit comes from the crest of the vineyard where the vines have to work a bit harder to find water with their root. The soil and cool climate create the soft and juicy characteristics of our Porongurup Shiraz.

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