Brash Higgins - Omensetter Vineyard Shiraz 2018

Serious Shiraz Cabernet from McLaren Vale. This is the top cuvee from Brash Higgins.

Omensetter was aged over two years in two new 500L French Ermitage puncheons, before being allowed to mellow in bottle. About 15% Cab Sav.

Full flavoured and dark fruited with concentrated palate and fine, dense tannin. Notes of ripe fruits and blood orange alongside minty black tea and cassis. Serious and age-worthy, yet delicious now with a decant.

NERD NOTES

Made from 21 year old shiraz vines grown at the Organic Brash Higgins estate Omensetter Vineyard. 2018 in the Vale was a solid year, even after a very damaging hailstorm in November reduced the yield by 20%. The result of this hail haircut resulted in even more fruit intensity from the surviving grapes. Vinted from hand selected fruit, 20% whole bunch, and sent to open one ton fermenters for 3 weeks. Wild yeast ferment, then gently basket pressed and sent to a mix of new and older French hogsheads for 20 months.