Rochford Wines

Rochford Yarra Valley Reserve Shiraz

Vintage
2003

Varieties
100% Shiraz

Tasting Notes
Deep plum red in colour. The nose is complex showing dark berry fruits and spice complexed with mocha and smoky notes. The palate is rich with an excellent depth of flavour and overall balance. The finish is long with soft grape tannins and well-balanced acidity.

Cellaring
6 to 10 years

Winemaking Notes
The fruit for this wine was sourced from our winery and Hill road vineyards. The fruit was fully de-stemmed without crushing into an open topped fermenter. After 24 hours a yeast culture was added. During fermentation the cap was plunged by hand twice daily. The wine was on skins for a total 7 days then pressed into new French oak barriques. At the completion of malo lactic fermentation the wine was racked then returned to barrel with a total of 18 months in wood. Prior to bottling the wine received a light filtration.

Viticultural Notes
The 2003 vintage was warm and dry producing grapes with excellent flavour and sugar levels. The fruit was harvested on 24th April at a cropping level of 1.9 tonne/Hectare.

Technical Data
Alcohol 15.0%
PH 3.54
Titratable acidity 6.1 grams per litre
Residual sugar 0.5 grams per litre

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