Alpha Domus Barnstormer Syrah (750ml)

The grapes were picked in several passes to obtain a range of ripeness levels and to add complexity. All vines are cane-pruned and bud reduction, shoot thinning and second-set removal performed as required.  The grapes were gently destemmed and lightly crushed to purpose-built red fermentation tanks. Rhone yeasts were selected to carry out fermentation allowing the full potential of aromatic intensity to be reached. The ferments reached 32°C and remained on skins for between 21 and 35 days depending on the tannin texture. After pressing, the wine was matured in predominantly French oak barriques. It was racked twice over an 18-month maturation period and bottled unfined, but gently filtered to retain the vibrant varietal fruit characters. A true expression of our terroir.