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2021 Ben Haines A Hope For The Times Syrah

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Style

Perfumed, succulent and savoury syrah. Etched with detailed red and blue fruits in delicate tension with savoury graphite minerality – and wafts of roasted pepper and deep earthy spice that are signatures of Miners Ridge. Finely yet firmly structured; powdery tannins slowly dissolving in your mouth, whilst the wildest array of complex flavours is carried by the coolest of acidity. An understated, unpretentious wine that has been allowed to express itself fully with minimal intervention, and showing its true potential with time in the glass.

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Winemaking Notes

Three separate natural ferments; i) whole bunch treaded and pressed after three weeks ii) whole bunch, sealed and untouched for six weeks before pressing iii) de-stemmed, hand-plunged and left on skins for 10 weeks. Each parcel was pressed to neutral barrique barrels for maturation on gross lees for 20 months. Carefully racked directly off of lees to bottle with a small amount of sulphur in November 2022. Released May 2023.

Origin

Miners Ridge Vineyard, Great Western, Grampians
Light sandy loam over red granite and rose quartz
Undulating, north-west slope
Clone BVRC12

Ingredients

Grapes
Old barrique and Puncheon barrels
Indigenous yeast
Indigenous lactic acid bacteria
Minimal sulphites

Artwork

Douglas Schofield, Australia

Douglas Schofield’s artistic practice is primarily focused on gardens. The shapes, textures, movements and forms of the garden are embedded and reflected in his abstract paintings. Currently based in Sydney, he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including overseas in China, Spain and the Philippines.

Growing up in Eden on the Far South Coast in New South Wales, Douglas was immersed in nature and gardening from a young age. He has interwoven his intimate knowledge of gardening practices into his art making.
In 2017, he graduated Fine Art (Hons) at UNSW Art & Design and his work has been a finalist in a number of awards, including the Hazlehurst Art on Paper Award and Fisher’s Ghost Art Award. His work is held in the Macquarie Group Collection and private collections, nationally and internationally. His home and work were featured in an episode of Gardening Australia in 2021.

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Douglas is represented in Australia by Aster + Asha Gallery