Please note: These wines are all offered 'in bond' and are expected to arrive in the UK in Jan/Feb 2027.
The Forebear is named in honour of those who came before, whose custodianship, vision and values protected and preserved these heritage vines.
Medium to full weight with lifted red fruit aromatics, balanced by the nuanced influence of restrained French barrique maturation. A timeless addition to any collection, this Shiraz promises to gracefully evolve and captivate for many years to come. The 2021 summer growing season was mild, with even and cool daily temperatures throughout. Enhanced by good rains provided during the winter and spring of 2020, the vineyards grew wonderful canopies and developed well-formed grape bunches.
Crimson red with brilliant hue. An incredibly lifted complex nose of mostly red berry fruits such as fresh mulberry, red cherry dried red currant and cassis fill the bouquet, complimented by savoury notes of wild thyme, garrigue, graphite, and sandalwood. The palate carries a wonderful textural mouthfeel with enveloping soft, round tannins and lashings of the dense yet refined old vine shiraz, characters that only The Barossa can define. A wine that pays homage to its forebears, their vision for grape growing and dry farming from the 19th century.
