Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2020 (Australia)

Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Barossa Shiraz 2020 (Australia)Intense red with vivid purple hues. Vibrant black fruit lift with rich winter spice. Satsuma plum and black cherry complemented by soft tannins, a wine with great length and balance. Much like the previous vintage, the 2020 harvest has produced wines of immense quality but with very low quantities. Another dry winter and mild weather during the ripening period led to great varietal flavours and excellent tannin structure. Upon harvest the bunches were

Intense red with vivid purple hues. Vibrant black fruit lift with rich winter spice. Satsuma plum and black cherry complemented by soft tannins, a wine with great length and balance.

Much like the previous vintage, the 2020 harvest has produced wines of immense quality but with very low quantities. Another dry winter and mild weather during the ripening period led to great varietal flavours and excellent tannin structure. Upon harvest the bunches were few and har between and the berries themselves small. This led to fruit with intense flavour and colour along with great power and balance.

The grapes are crushed and de-stemmed into fermenters. Yeast is added immediately once in fermenter and the ferments are pumped over twice daily to maximise colour, tannin and flavour extraction. Cooling is used to ensure ferment temperatures remain in the 22-25 degree celcius range which will allow the fruit to display maximum fruit expression. Pressing then occurs approximately seven days after curshing and the wine is then put into French oak for maturation for up to 12 months.