Reed Knife Edge Shiraz 2023

“This release is less about pepper and more about stones; its tannin profile is a roll of pebbles, scattered with red roses, splashed with blue and black cherries, sprigged with mint. This is a wine for enthusiasts. It builds from the tannin up, in a way that more commercial releases from this region wouldn’t dare. It’s reductive, it’s earthen and it’s raked with dryness, but with every step the fruit and the flowers come with it. Brutal honesty. This wine has it.” – Campbell Mattinson

Tasting Note: “I have been making wines from the Grampians from a neighbouring vineyard for eight vintages. This was the longest standing vineyard I have worked with to date. I love the region for cool climate Shiraz specifically, but after managing a vineyard on my own, I have discovered that the way fruit is grown is becoming more important to me than simply where it’s from. This realisation was instrumental in leading me to a new grower relationship in Hadyn and Lucy Black, who organically farm a stunning plot of Shiraz right next door to my previous site.” – Sierra Reed

Winemaking Notes: Hounds Run vineyard. ⅓ whole bunch, wild fermentation, aged in old French oak. Organically farmed vineyard. 3,850 litres total production.

Alcohol: 13.1%

Variety: Shiraz

Region: Great Western, Victoria, Australia