THE WINE The Cutlass Shiraz shows perfumed pepper spice complimenting rich dark plum and blue fruits. A long, complex palate resolves in a lingering finish of fine grained tannin and spicy oak tones.VITICULTUREThe grapes for this wine are from the vineyard of Carmine and Marina Pepicelli, near Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills. At 480 metres this is one of the highest Shiraz vineyards in the region. It is located on a gentle north facing slope giving an ideal aspect with maximum sunlight exposure. WINEMAKINGIn a quest for complexity, the grapes were fermented in two batches. One featured 50% whole bunches with normally crushed fruit as the balance while the other contained 50% whole berries. This produced wine of two different styles one, well-structured with an attractive carbonic ‘lift’ and the other rich, soft and textured. They were matured separately in French oak barriques (35% new). After rigorous barrel selection the wine was blended and bottled In March 2023.
