Tasting Notes for Temple Bruer Preservative Free Shiraz 2022 from the Winery

Medium to full-bodied with black fruit and clove. Oaked.

Palate: A medium to full-bodied wine with a rich palate weight with black fruit, leather, clove, fennel, and earthy notes of smoked bacon.

Nose: Blueberry, blackberry, plum, clove, black pepper, liquorice.

Food Pairing: Slow roasted lamb shoulder with dates and saltbush

Peak Drinking: Drink now or cellar for up to 5 years

Vintage Notes

A strong 2022 vintage was characterised by high-quality fruit and low to moderate yields with excellent natural acidity from an overall cool vintage with extended ripening periods for most varieties. Perhaps one of the longest vintages we have experienced, harvest continued for 11 weeks. We commenced picking chardonnay on February 3rd in the Riverland, and concluded on April 25th at Langhorne Creek with shiraz.

Vineyard

The fruit for our 2022 Shiraz was sourced from our vineyards in the Riverland, Currency Creek, and Langhorne Creek. Our vineyards in the Riverland are predominantly grown in red sandy loam soils. Langhorne Creek Shiraz vines are grown in light sandy loam, with some granite over clay. The Currency creek vineyard is elevated and sits above the Finniss River facing north towards Mount Observation.

Winemaking/Vinification

Harvesting of Shiraz began at the warmer sites in the Riverland in mid-February and concluded in the cooler sites of Currency Creek and Langhorne creek in March and April at 13.5 baume on average, with some lively acid due to the cooler season. The grapes were harvested and cooled on arrival at the winery, and fermentation commenced. As fermentation finished the wine underwent malolactic fermentation and had 90% French oak and 10% American oak. The wine was then blended and bottled 12 months later. No S02 was used in the production of this wine.

Technical Details

ABV: 13.6 %
pH: 3.58
TA 6.17
RS: 0.6 g/L
Free S02: 0ppm
Total S02: 0 ppm
Grape Variety: Shiraz 100%
Location: Riverland 52%, Currency Creek 41%, Langhorne Creek 7%

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