2010 Rosé

Winemaking Notes

The fruit for the Hedonist Rosé is grown biodynamically on our own vineyard situated in the Willunga foothills, McLaren Vale. The 2010 harvest of the Rosé commenced at midnight as was completed by 4am capturing the coolness of the early morning and thus preserving the bright, light berry fruit flavours of the Cabernet and Merlot required for the style Rosé we were pursuing. Both varieties were crushed together and given 20 hours skin contact. The must was pressed through a membrane press and the juice was allowed to settle at 6 degrees Celsius for three weeks. It was then allowed to warm up naturally to 16 degrees Celsius and was seeded using Rhone strain yeast. Fermentation was stopped at 6g/L residual sugar. The wine was earth filtered and bottled ensuring the capture of all the subtle flavours and freshness.

Tasting Notes

COLOUR

Medium depth rose petal red

BOUQUET

Strawberries, cherries and an angels’ kiss in spring

PALATE

Full and fruity, exhibiting red berry fruits with a lingering finish

Technical Notes

• Variety: Cabernet 70%, Merlot 30%
• Age of Vines: 20 years old
• Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia
• Yields per acre: 2-3 Tonnes
• Baume at Harvest: 13.5 degrees Be
• Alcohol: 13.5% v/v
• Residual Sugar: 6 g/L
• Bottled: May 2010

’07 Moonvine
Shiraz/Cabernet/Merlot

Winemaking Notes

These three varieties were blended together and then matured in one year old American and French Oak hogs heads for 18 months, giving the wine the benefit and subtle flavours of oak maturation without detracting from the fruit.

The varieties were fermented separately in open, traditional three tonne fermenters, lightly pressed and all pressings were returned to the free-run.

The wine is composed of 35 % Shiraz, 35 % Cabernet & 30 % Merlot.

Tasting Notes

COLOUR

Shinny, bright, deep purple with crimson hues

BOUQUET

Strawberries, cherry berry and plum augmented by the subtle oak

PALATE

Rich, flavoursome, full-bodied — yet smooth and soft. Lingering fruit flavours long after swallowed. A truly beautiful wine, which is made to drink now to 5 years.

’08 Shiraz

Winemaking Notes

The fruit for the Hedonist Shiraz is grown biodynamically on our own vineyard situated in the Willunga foothills, McLaren Vale. Warm Summer days are cooled by evening sea breezes from St Vincent’s Gulf, which lies a close proximity to the West. The soil is rich loam over clay with patches of underlying limestone, giving the wine a rich and fullness of pallet.

The 2008 Vintage was characteristically mild and dry through mid to late Summer allowing for small berries within intense colour and flavour, giving high levels of ripe skin tannins.

After gentle crushing, the must was pumped into traditional open fermenters with twice daily pumping over and hand plunging. Fermentation continued at up to 30 degrees Centigrade ensuring optimum extraction of long chain, soft tannins.

Approximately 25% of the wine was run off skins to complete fermentation in new French Oak. The remainder received additional maceration to extract further ripe tannins from the skins.

Finally, the wine was racked off skins into settling tanks then into 70% new French Oak and 30% one year old American Oak for 18 months.

Tasting Notes

COLOUR

Deep red/purple with crimson hues

BOUQUET

Unmistakable McLaren Vale Shiraz
Violet fragrance, spicy, peppery, toasty oak and complex barrel ferment characters showing through.

PALATE

Mouth-filling, full, flavoursome, berry fruits, tinges of oak, but above all; soft and velvety. Pallet lingers well after the wine has been swallowed. The kind of flavour that true Shiraz lovers lust after.

Technical Notes

• Age of Vines: 14 years old
• Yields per acre: 1.5 Tonnes
• Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia
• Baume at Harvest: 14 degrees Be
• Oak Treatment: 70 % new French Oak; 30% one year old American Oak for 18 months
• Residual Sugar: <2g/L
• Alcohol: 14.0% v/v
• Bottled Unfiltered

’07 Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaking Notes

The fruit for the Hedonist Cabernet is grown biodynamically on our own vineyard situated in the Willunga foothills, McLaren Vale. Warm Summer days are cooled by evening sea breezes from St Vincent’s Gulf, which lies a close proximity to the West. The soil is rich loam over clay with patches of underlying limestone, giving the wine a rich and fullness of pallet.

The 2007 Vintage was characteristically mild and dry through mid to late Summer allowing for small berries within intense colour and flavour, giving high levels of ripe skin tannins.

After gentle crushing, the must was pumped into traditional open fermenters with twice daily pumping over and hand plunging. Fermentation continued at up to 30 degrees Centigrade ensuring optimum extraction of long chain, soft tannins.

This Cabernet was racked, fermentation was completed in oak. Maturation of the wine occurred in 70% new French and one year old American Oak.

Tasting Notes

COLOUR

Dark ruby, deep purple

BOUQUET

Mixed red berries, black cherry, caramel oak

PALATE

Juicy fruit, red berries, with perfectly integrated French and American oak
An elegant, beautifully balanced wine, with a long lingering finish

Technical Notes

• Age of Vines: 14 years old
• Yields per acre: 1.5 Tonnes
• Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia
• Baume at Harvest: 14 degrees Be
• Oak Treatment: 70 % new French Oak; 30% one year old American Oak for 18 months
• Residual Sugar: <2g/L
• Alcohol: 14.0% v/v
• Bottled Unfiltered