NEW RELEASE! Torpedo Rocks Reserve Shiraz Cabernet Merlot 2020

50% Shiraz/ 33% Cabernet /17% Merlot 

Yield: 4 tonne/hectare

Soils: Black loam over limestone with a high ph. Sandy loam over clay and non wettable sandy loam over clay.

Winemaking: Dry grown, hand-picked, basket pressed in whole bunches, malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged for 22 months in 5% Reserve American Oak and 95% Grande Reserve French Oak used with the new oak component being 35% with 2, and 3 year old oak barriques. The new oak percentage has come from middle of the Forrest growth oak with a tighter knit and seamless feel. Minimal intervention when bottled.

Tasting Notes: The first mouthful of this wine takes you to La Scala, where you’re instantly transported to an Operatic performance of the Three Tenors. Pavarotti performs his famous role  - “The Black Prince of Shiraz” hitting all the  notes of rich ripe blackberries, blueberries and dark plums. In sweeps Domingo playing the Cabernet of Seville, delivering a commanding performance of cassis, dark cherry and fruitcake - with just the right amount of brooding intensity. When Carreras performs that lesser known lullaby “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Merlot”, we are embraced in a velvet blanket drinking our lightly spiced, warm dark cocoa. The performance leaves you with an overall elegance that stays with you on the drive home and a slight urge to belt out Nessun Dorma.