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It’s medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins

Flowering occurred for all three varieties around 5 June and veraison took place a few days earlier than the average

- Umani Ronchi Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ‘Podere’

Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Brooks Road Shiraz 2022 eurocentric And if Shiraz is theHandpicked, 20% whole bunch, 30% destemmed and berry sorted and 50% crushed to open top fermenters. A gentle maceration principle of wetting the cap and only draining and returning when reductive. Approximately 20 days on skins. No pressings used and drained directly to barrel. Kept on lees in 30% new French oak puncheons, with remaining volume in 1 to 2 year old puncheons for 7 months. Racked and blended. Further matured in older French and Austrian