The Gladiator Shiraz fruit was hand-picked from 80-year-old vines, gently destemmed & cold-soaked on skins for 7 days,
and fermented slowly for a further 21 days. Giving time to allow slow extraction of colour & silky tannins.
This extra time allows the wine to develop a great depth of flavour & palate structure.

 

The ferment is slowly pressed directly into a mixture of French & American oak barrels.
The magic happens over the next 36 months where the wine will develop & integrate into a special montage of flavourful delights.
Aromas of ripe red berries, vanilla & coconut. Full-bodied palate structure with a complex mix of flavours, ripe red berries, coconut, chocolate & spice. Great middle palate sweetness with well-integrated oak characters.  Well balanced & long silky tannin finish.

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