SILENT NOISE 2020 RES SHIRAZ

SILENT NOISE 2020 RES SHIRAZThere were healthy winter rains and plenty of spring rains that set the vines up very well. There was a later than usual start to harvest with long, slow ripening periods resulting in grapes with great depth of flavor. The intermittent summer rains stopped in mid January, so disease pressure was low. It was very dry from February to April, with only a few millimeters of rain. Days were mild with a lot of cool nights. Overall it was a great vintage

There were healthy winter rains and plenty of spring rains that set the vines up very well.  There was a later than usual start to harvest with long, slow ripening periods resulting in grapes with great depth of flavor.  The intermittent summer rains stopped in mid-January, so disease pressure was low. It was very dry from February to April, with only a few millimeters of rain. Days were mild with a lot of cool nights.  Overall it was a great vintage with minimal disease pressure and above average crop levels.

I fermented the wine in traditional open fermenter and used gentle cap management techniques. I put the pressed wine in a combination of mainly French and some (15%) American hoggies for about 24 months. I haven’t fined or filtered the wine.

The first thought that goes through your head is that this wine smells very grown up.    The nose takes you on a dark and enticing path to voluptuous dark berry fruit shrouded with a fine gossamer of gently smoky spice. Gorgeous sweet tannin's coat the mouth complementing perfectly the dark fragrantly spiced rich berry fruit.  A very grown up wine indeed.