Woods Crampton Michael John Centenarian Vines Single Vineyard Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Sourced from a vineyard planted in 1894 in the Marananga sub-region, dry grown and planted on its own rootstocks. Hand-picked at less than one and a half tonnes per acre.

'My father created a thriving business from scratch, over coming many challenges to achieve so much, all whilst never changing who he was or forgetng where he came from. There is much similar in this one hundred and twenty-year-old vineyard, having slowly grown to greatness whilst still clearly expressing its roots. I like to think there is along and bright future a head for both of them. This one’s for you dad'
- Aaron Woods

Made using Burgundian techniques and a ‘hands-off’ philosophy. The fruit is hand-picked, given an overnight chill before a cold-soak for seven days at seven degrees. The fruit is primarily de-stemmed and allowed to reach ambient temperature before transferred to one-tonne fermenters with 30% whole bunches laid across the bottom. A very slow, cool ferment with the cap held down and hand plunging twice daily. The fruit is racked to high-quality low toast French Oak barriques (300L), fifty per cent new, and topped every six weeks but not racked or stirred for twenty months. The wine is not fined, given a coarse filtration and a dash of sulphur before bottling.