Detailed information and Tasting Notes

Our family’s flagship presents a lover of cellared wine the
opportunity to get the wine prior to release as an indent or
‘futures’.
Our Futures Shiraz was first made in 1984 as a rich, full bodied
Shiraz wine style that is very suitable for cellaring yet maintains
drinkability. This 2022 wine is the 31st release.
Fruit for this vintage again comes from a single vineyard planted
in 1910 in McLaren Flat, grown by our friend Pino! Rich,
concentrated fruit was handpicked then traditionally fermented
before being put to seasoned oak barrels to finish fermentation
and then mature for 28 months. Barrel selection is made for site
expression.
This wine has long term potential which will augment the savoury
fruit characters expressed by this terroir in McLaren Vale. As we
want this wine to mature gracefully in the bottle we have decided
to use DIAM cork for quality cellaring that will still allow the wine
to slowly develop complexity and regional nuances.

Tasting Note – July 2025
Colour: Opaque purple with a magenta, brick
red hue.
Nose: Dark cherry with herb & floral violet
highlight. Savoury & forest floor &
bramble notes and some softer cedary
oak notes.
Palate: Crisp, vibrant cranberry acidity with a
long chamois tannin and briary, blue
fruits that linger with light graphite.
Old fashioned, comfortable and true
to style.
Potential: This vintage has long term aging
potential Sealed under DIAM5 cork.
Decant on opening and allow to
breathe for a hour or two then settle
into a chesterfield to enjoy!
Foods: Quickly seared scotch fillet with a
Dianne sauce.
Technical: 14.4% alc., pH 3.47 TA 6.15
2663 x 750mL
Vintage: 2022 was high quality vintage. These
vines were 112 years old.
Winemaking: Nick Haselgrove
Release date: September, 2025 @RRP $75

Tasting Notes

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