Tasting Note
Very dark, dense, saturated colour; lashings of coconutty vanillan charry oak on the nose, with ironstone and mocha. Massive wine, full-bodied and dense. Concentrated and power-packed, dark chocolate on the finish and cocoa, espresso coffee, long, and the tannins are emphatic but supple and balanced.
Huon Hooke 95 points
Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
This wine will continue to mature until at least 2035.
A total of 3,200 bottles were produced and each is individually numbered.Volume - 750mL
Alcohol Volume - 14.5%
2023 Becker Vyd. Koonunga Shiraz SV907
Vineyard Notes
The grapes were sourced from Becker Vineyard – Mt Charles block in the Koonunga sub-region of the Barossa Valley. Four generations of the Becker Family owned the small vineyard until it was recently purchased by the Hoffmann family. The exact age of the vines in this block has been lost but understood to be between 70 and 80 years old. The volume produces is limited to the annual yield of this small parcel.
Winemaking
The grapes were fermented in small batches and after fermentation was matured in 50% new French oak for 20 months prior to bottling. Minimal intervention is used in the winemaking process and the wine is moved the minimal times prior to bottling and is not cold stabilised or filtered.
