ALPHA CRUCIS TITAN SHIRAZ 2020

Appearance

Intensity: deep

Color: purple

Nose

Intensity: pronounced

Aroma characteristics: 

violet, ripe red plum, ripe black plum, wool, licorice,

cloves, chocolate,

wet leaves

Palate

Sweetness: dry

Acidity: medium(+)

Tannin: medium(+)

Alcohol: high – 14.5%

Body: full

Flavour intensity: pronounced

Flavour characteristics: same

Other observations(e.g. oily, creamy, austere, lusciou, pétillance):

Finish: medium(+)

Winemaking Notes

The fruit was hand picked, 25% of which were kept as whole bunch in the fermentation process with wild yeast. It was tranferred to 2nd and 3rd use French oak hogs heads and puncheaons to ensure the fruit was the dominant flavour and structure of the wine.