Wine By The Dozen

2004 Basket Press Shiraz Dozen
	2004 Thistle Hill Basket Press Shiraz   Tasting Notes   This delicious shiraz has a bouquet of blackcurrants and spice. The palate has lovely soft tannins with berry, plum and chocolate flavours balanced with sweet American oak. The fruit came from Rosby vineyard in Mudgee and was gently pressed using a traditional wooden basket press.   Awards   Silver Medal   2006 Mudgee Wine Show   Winemaking Notes   Two and a half tonnes of Shiraz were picked by hand from Rosby Vineyard on the 31/03/2004. It arrived at the winery in good condition with no MOG, at 21 degrees C and 13.09 degrees Baume. The grapes were crushed and 500g of EC1118 yeast added to dominate fermentation. 2 G/L HTa+  and 100g Supra Tannin was added and the temperature controlled between 22 and 26.5 degrees C. The grapes were pressed off skins using a basket press on 08/04/2004. The wine was racked on 1/06/2004 and the following additions made: Tartaric acid 3 G/L, Tannin 100 mG/L, Sulphur 50 mG/L. The wine was racked again on 19/07/2004 and again on 23/07/2004 when 10 mG/L S was added. The wine was transferred to oak barrels on 24/07/2004. The mix of oak was half French, and half American. The wine was then racked about every 3 months where acid and sulphur additions were done in tank. The barrels were cleaned with a high-pressure spray and the wine returned to the barrels. On 3/12/2005 the wine was racked from barrel to tank and 40 ppm SO2 added. The wine was then earth filtered with medium / fine earth on 12/12/2005. Final adjustments were made and the wine was bottled on 14/12/2005 (2000 bottles).   Technical Data               Date Picked:             26/02/2003             Ripeness:                   13.09 Baume             pH                               3.45             Total Acidity               6.2 g/L             Free Sulphur              26 mg/L             Total Sulphur              72 mg/L             Sugar                          < 1 g/L             Alcohol                       13.6 % by volume	QTY: