Colour: A deep ruby red core and a bright crimson hue.Aroma: Vibrant ripe berried fruits of red and a black cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry, with dark chocolate, whole black pepper and sweet and savoury spice dominate the senses.Palate: Generous and full, vibrant and fresh, the ripe red and black fruit flavours of cherry, plum and raspberry, partnered with soft acidity and velvety chewy tannins hold the rich mid palate offering length, persistence and brightness The Springer was sourced from the southern Hares Chase Marananga vineyardand selected local Barossa Valley growers from Shiraz harvested at optimal ripeness. Processed at our Hare's Chase Winery in small open top fermenters with twice daily pumpovers to maximise extraction of colour, flavour and tannin. At the completion offermentation, the wine was pressed with free-run and pressings combined and matured for 18 months in 80% seasoned French and American oak hogsheads, with the balance matured in tank to retain freshness and brightness. recent ACCOLADES AND AWARDS Wine Orbit – Sam Kim95ptsThis is upfront and richly expressed on the nose with blackberry, violet, clove, cedar and dark cocoa aromas, followed by a beautifully weighted palate offering plump mouthfeel combined with well-balanced tannins, finishing delectable and lingering. At its best: now to 2036. Published Jan 2024 Wine Pilot – Ken Gargett95ptsBasket pressing of the grapes here, from estate vineyards, the colour is an opaque maroon. A great vintage with a wine from the heart of the Barossa. Poised, concentrated, tight, coiled and powerful. The flavours weave through dark chocolate, coffee beans, mocha, blackberries and beefstock notes. Seamless, intense, balanced and focused, there is very good length. Rich and ripe. Love it. Ten years. Published Aug 2024 The Wine Front – Campbell Mattinson92ptsThis is a bold. well-weighted shiraz with pure, sweet, attractive blackcurrant flavour pouring generously through the palate. This fruit comes with violet and musky, vanillin, cedarwood oak flavours attached, with minty, clovey characters then rounding it out. It has good heft and good texture, and it keeps the fruit going all the way through the finish. Published July 2024 The Drinks Business Spring Tasting 2024 – GOLD International Wine Challenge 2024 - GOLDMundus Vini Summer Tasting 2024 – GOLD
