Hemera Estate

Limited Release Homeblock Shiraz 2019

Vintage conditions
The 2019 growing season was a challenging one from the start with a very dry
winter and spring with frost events in September disrupting budburst. Windy
conditions affected flowering and further frost episodes and hail in November
caused further challenges. Very hot and dry conditions during summer and lack of
rain resulted in small berries and low bunch weights resulting in the lowest yields in
recent decades. The resultant wines have great colour, intense flavours and firm
tannins.
Vineyard selection
The “Home Block” Shiraz was exclusively sourced from our estate-grown Block 3A
Shiraz vines planted in 1994.
Winemaking
Once the grapes have been identified to be of optimum maturation and flavour
ripeness, the parcels are brought into the winery where they are destemmed and
crushed into the open top fermenters. Manual pump overs are conducted twice
daily to provide extraction of colour, flavour and tannins. Towards the end of
fermentation, the wine is drained and then pressed to a combination of
predominately new French oak barrels for 19 months maturation. Careful barrel
selection takes place before the wine is blended. The wine is neither fined nor
filtered.
Tasting Evaluation
Colour: Dark purple, with almost black core.
Aroma: Intense bouquet of dark plum, black cherry, espresso, with mocha notes. Vanilla
pod and gingernut biscuit hide in the background.
Palate: Saturated palate of dark berries, savoury French oak spice complimented with
fine grain tannins. Vibrant red apple acidity provides focus and length.