1 1

2023 Syrah

2023 Syrah

$60.00
$60.00
Sale Sold out
Tax included.

Second time we've made a small batch of Shiraz (Syrah) without bunches or viognier. One for the purist.

Gently fermented as whole-berries and macerated for 6 weeks then pressed to 100% new oak (Taransaud TBSPN puncheon) and matured for two years.

Technical Notes

Ravensworth Syrah
Collection: Estate
Vintage: 2023
GI: Canberra District
Vineyard source: Estate
Harvest date: 17th April
Processing: Processed to whole berries with no bunches. Gentle daily plunging daily. Left on-skins for 8 weeks. Pressed to one new Taransaud 500l Puncheon. Matured for two years thus.
Élevage: 2 years
Vessels: Taransaud Puncheon (Select Pinot)
Vintage conditions: 2023
Another cool year, very wet early that kept us on our toes in the vineyard. Was a year for patience, faith and gumboots.
Bottling date: May 2025
Production: 60 dozen
Cellaring: 10 years plus
Something interesting: Leaving the viognier and whole-bunches out of the fermentation allows for a longer maceration. 100% new oak is possible due to the type of barrel not being to oaky.
Drink with: Lamb heavily flavoured with middle-eastern spices and herbs.

Testimonials

"Deep ruby in colour with a very pretty nose of violets and lilac with red and black cherry fruit, vanilla oak and white pepper spice. Elegant, layered and structured, with grippy, savoury tannins to finish. A deft hand with winemaking and delightful to drink now, or hold". 16 Nov 2025
2025–2033" 95 Points, The Real Review

"The 2023 Syrah leads with a bouquet steeped in rose petals, rose oil, blood orange, myrrh, plum and mulberry. It has notes of chinotto and mustard seed, licorice and blueberry. This is a very pretty cool-climate Syrah. It fermented with whole berries and matured in one new Taransaud puncheon for two years. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate Dec 2025 94 points

View full details