2022 Vintage

Vintage Notes

Growing Season

The 2022 vintage was characterized by a wet and cool growing season, which posed challenges for growers but ultimately contributed to a unique quality in the wines. Early rainfall provided ample moisture, benefiting vine health, while a warm, dry harvest period allowed for optimal ripening.

Vineyard

The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional family growers across the Barossa Valley. Each vineyard adds its own exclusive dimension to Pirathon Shiraz and combined they produce the ultimate blend.

Winemaking

Each vineyard was harvested at optimal maturity. Following harvest, each individual lot of grapes was crushed into a separate open top fermenter. During fermentation, hand pump-overs gently extracted colour and flavour from the grapes. After 7-10 days on skins the fermented grapes were pressed with a traditional press. The wines were then filled to new and seasoned American, French, Russian and Hungarian oak hogsheads for maturation for eighteen months before each lot of wine was racked from the barrel and carefully blended. The wine was bottled without fining, ensuring the true expression of the vineyards in the bottle.

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Tanunda

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979 Light Pass Road

Vine Vale

Pirathon Country Estate & Carter House

278 Menge Rd

Tanunda

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