2012 Frost Dodger Shiraz
Release date August 2013
10th vintage release for our treasured estate single vineyard wine grown in the chilly surrounds of Mt McKenzie in the Eden Valley crafted via our Italian heritage appassimento dry racking.
- Region
- Eden Valley
- Sub-Region
- Mount McKenzie
- Specific Vineyard
- Mount McKenzie
- Altitude
- 380 meters
- Soil
- Clay loam over a shaley schist rock bed
- Vineyard Practices
- Family traditional biological farming methods with a diet of composts, native grasses & flora as ground cover, low water imput and natural sprays for diseases.
- Trellis System
- Single wire
- Varietal
- Shiraz
- Age of Vines
- 16 years
- Alc/vol
- 14.5%
- Closure
- Stelvin
- Yield per vine
- 3 kg / 2.8 ton per acre
- Oak treatment
- 100% French hogsheads for 16 months consisting of 25% new French Remond, Bernard, D'Aquitaine and Ermitage with balance in seasoned French barriques.
- Total production
- 4600 bottles
- Wine Making
- Very minimalistic workings including 30% whole bunch open top ferment, wild yeast fermented, soft pump overs / hand plunging, basket pressed to barrel to complete ferment and bottled unfiltered.
- Vintage
- Good winter rains and good fruit set was a sign of a great start with spring as per usual serving up a slight frost during the 1st week of November reducing yields by 10%. The summer months between December and March was blessed with mild to warm conditions with no temperature extremes leading into April harvest. Expect a beautifully crafted aromatic full Shiraz.
2012 Frost Dodger Shiraz
Current pricing
$35.00 per bottle or $420.00 for a case of 12.
Sorry - currently sold out.
Reviews
Gourmet Traveller Wine June 2008
Frost Dodger Shiraz named as Emerging Star from the Eden Valley.
