Description
Shiraz is dry grown and maintained with organic principles. Hand picked and then de-stemmed and pumped into 3 tonne open fermenters. Hand plunged twice a day to break the cap and assisted with skin contact. Left on skins for 10 days before lightly basket pressed and pumped into tank for secondary malolactic fermentation. Then placed into new and old French Oak barrique barrels for 10 months.
Mataro is fermented on skins for 8 days, then transferred to a mix of 3 & 5 year old French oak post MLF one month later. In oak for 10 months.
Current Vintage
2018 Sussex Squire The Partnership Shiraz Mataro
Fruit sourced from two single vineyards in the Clare Valley the Shiraz produced from dry grown low-yielding and highly concentrated fruit. The Mataro adds earthy complexity to the richness of the Shiraz that balances well together like a good partnership should.
60% Shiraz 40% Mataro
Food Match: Great with Braised Beef Short Ribs.
Drink Now or Cellar 10yrs +
pH – 3.44
TA – 6.73
Alc – 14.5%
AWARDS 2016 Vintage
SILVER MEDAL – Australian Small Winemakers Show Oct 2017
Review – The Wine Front – Campbell Mattinson
From two dry-grown vineyards in the Clare Valley. All into French oak.
Spearmint and chocolate, blackberry and a swoosh of ripe, sweet plum. This is satiny, warm and rich but well-mannered throughout, no better shown than in the tannin profile, which is gorgeously well integrated and fine. Quite seriously delicious.
Previous Vintages
2015 Sussex Squire The Partnership Shiraz Mataro
65% Shiraz 35% Mataro
Drink Now or Cellar 10yrs+
ONLY 115 6 packs produced – SOLD OUT
pH – 3.68
TA – 6.09
Alc – 14.0%
Reviews
91pts – “The Wine Front” Campbell Mattinson
92pts – Huon Hooke
91pts – Halliday Wine Companion 2018
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