Marmaduke Shiraz

The majority of the Shiraz was grown on Cape Mentelle’s Crossroads vineyard located south of the hamlet of Witchcliffe within the Margaret River appellation. The soils are derived from decomposed granite and consist of a gravelly loam over a deep clay subsoil. All vines are vertically shoot positioned and managed to ensure balanced growth during the season.

Margaret River experienced amongst thewarmest vintage on record and on a par withthe very warm 2011 vintage. Warm and dryconditions throughout the harvest allowedfor very good ripening in the red varieties. Theflavours are bright and fresh with balancedacidity and good fruit intensity. Another greatvintage for Maragret River.

Fruit was harvested and berry sorted priorto fermentation in a combination of openand static stainless steel fermenters. Theferments were managed with a combinationof plunging and pump overs. All batcheswere basket pressed and transferred to largeoak vats for malolactic fermentation andsubsequent maturation before being blendedand bottled in June 2015.