2012 Romulus Barossa Valley Old Vine Shiraz Magnum 1.5L

Gold Medal – Adelaide Wine Show 2014 – Class 30 – Shiraz, Vintage 2012

96pts – James Halliday Australian Wine Companion – 10/03/2014

95pts – James Suckling, Jan 7^th, 2015

Grape Variety:

• Shiraz 100% old vine (50+ years-old)

Technical Details:

• Alcohol 14.5%|pH 3.66|Acidity 6.3 g/L|Residual sugar: nil

Vineyards:

• Moppa 80+ year-old vines |Light Pass 85+ year-old vines

Hand harvested, destemmed and crushed into small 1.5 tonne open topped fermenters. The fruit was chilled for 6 days before being allowed to naturally warm up to start fermentation. To optimise the vineyard expression a range of hand plunging cap management techniques were used across the different vineyard parcels. Post-pressing, the wines were transferred to a combination of new and seasoned French and American oak hogsheads. Matured for 20 months in oak without racking, the wines were then carefully blended, naturally clarified and bottled without filtration.

To qualify for the Romulus blend the vineyards need to over 50 years of age and managed sustainably.
A story that has intrigued us for years is the fable of the legendary founders of Ancient Rome, Romulus and Remus. These twins were abandoned at birth and reared by a she-wolf. Romulus murdered his twin in a fit of rage over the naming of Rome, the city which both had built. Legend presents Romulus as the stronger, more powerful of the brothers, while Remus was more refined, focussed and elegant. We believe the twins’ characterise the distinctive and unique flavours and attributes of Shiraz from the twin valleys – the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.

Perfect drinking now and will continue to evolve gracefully through to 2030

Romulus 2012