Forester Estate

Margaret River Lifestyle Shiraz 2024

Grape variety 89 percent Shiraz 11 percent Fer. Oak maturation Portions of old and new French oak for 12 months. Typical analysis 14.7 percent Alc Vol. Colour Deep red with purple hue. Aroma Rich concentrated and complex the wine opens with ripe dark fruits of plum and mulberry with a delicate floral fragrance aniseed and a dusting of pepper. There is also a meaty edge to the wine with notes of bacon fat and gravy with underlying notes of oak. Palate Rich and plush with a texture defined by silky seamless tannins that coat the palate effortlessly. The ripe fruit continues on the palate with boysenberry and raspberry with layers of exotic spices pepper aniseed and integrated oak. A rich and concentrated wine that is complex perfumed and very drinkable. Food matches Traditional Australian BBQ or veal scallopini with sage. Peak drinking A most attractive and approachable style to enjoy at a young age. Drink now. Viticulture Fruit is sourced from neighboring properties in the northern sub region of Margaret River Yallingup. Meticulous management of bud numbers and shoot thinning ensured a balanced canopy for the crop to be ripened. Particular attention is paid to sourcing fruit from the well regarded gravelly soils of northern Margaret River. The 2024 vintage was a warm year in Margaret River allowing plenty of time during January and February to ripen fruit to our specification. Winemaking Each parcel of fruit was gently destemmed into small open fermenters with traditional heading down boards where fermentation was carried out under controlled temperature conditions. Around 5 percent whole bunches were added to the fermenter before filling. The nature of the warm and concentrated vintage required a very cool fermentation with minimal extraction and pumping over. The wine was pressed to tank after 7 to 12 days on skins to complete malolactic fermentation. 50 percent of the wine was then sent to new and older French barriques. Storage and Bottling Maturation in tank and barrel lasted 12 months before the wine was carefully blended and bottled. Sealed under screw cap to retain freshness in a burgundy bottle