Battle of Bosworth Shiraz (375ml) sousao The wine has full body

The wine has full body

opens out gradually to reveal spring-like notes of fresh citrus fruit (lemon tree rather than lemon fruit) combined with warm

a cold vintage in a warm region can produce some of the best wines

Aromas of dark plum and liquorice are drowned out by some prominent toasty vanillin oak with notions of graphite and blackpepper also evident

Showing good intensity are freshly crushed blackberry

Battle of Bosworth Shiraz (375ml) sousao The wine has full bodyWe had a very dry spring leading up to vintage 2016 and it was windy, too. We expect windy conditions in Willunga, but this was pretty intense. October and December were both pretty warm, whereas November was mild. Very healthy crops were recorded across all varieties in McLaren Vale. We had a huge downpour at the end of January a few days before the whites were due to be picked; this kind of weather event tends to give Joch a sense of tightening