The Protocol Shiraz 2022
COLOUR
Deep ruby red with violet hue
NOSE
Aromas of dark berries, plum, and cedar notes.
PALATE
Generous flavours of bramble fruits, toasty oak, and savoury spice are framed by fine tannins leading to a long full finish.
FOOD PAIRING
28-day dry aged wagyu steak with pureed potatoes
WINEMAKING
The fruit was selective harvested and pumped to the fermenter with many whole berries intact. The cool temperature of the fruit allowed a slow start to fermentation, once inoculated, the ferments were pumped over and plunged twice a day, temperature was held around 25°C to prevent over extraction of tannins locked in the skins. The wine was then transferred to barrel for malolactic fermentation allowing a soft integration of the grape and oak tannins. After the desired amount of barrel maturation, the wine was fined then bottled.
