Eisenstone Hoffmann Vineyard Ebenezer Shiraz SV902 2022 douro-doc The fruit was fermented wild

The fruit was fermented wild and raised in steel tank

Aromatics return with bay leaf and then minerals and graphite

the fast-draining soils are made up mostly of alluvial stones and gravel

our Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay is drinking beautifully at the moment

somewhat mineral

Eisenstone Hoffmann Vineyard Ebenezer Shiraz SV902 2022 douro-doc The fruit was fermented wildThe Richardson Vineyard lies on the boundary between Greenock and Moppa and marks the shift from deep loamy soils to outcrops of quarts and fractured ironstone. The vineyard was dry grown for many years but is steadily being revitalised since Brett and Elaine took over the property. The grapes for this bock come from the stonier soils of the Top block. The grapes were fermented in small batches and after fermentation was matured in 50% new French oak