Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2024 Size::1 Bottle The 2018 Echelon Collection Shiraz

The 2018 Echelon Collection Shiraz is a showstopper

purple fruits

Extremely gentle pressing of the whole grapes preceeds a cold soak and then fermentation and ageing (with batonnage) in old Nevers oak barriques for 6 months (oak adds nothing to the wine except deep stabilisation of the wine's rich intensity)

silky tannins and elegant ‘mouthfeel’ with a lingering fresh finish

all elegantly packaged on the palate with subtle textural dryness from the long structured tannins providing just the right balance

Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2024 Size::1 Bottle The 2018 Echelon Collection ShirazThe 2024 vintage was early ripening, with both intensity and freshness, and our wine comprises 93% grapes from the terrarossa red loam laid over limestone of the renowned Watervale subregion often referred to as "The Golden Mile", with picking times staggered to retain natural acidity. The balance is sourced from the lean, hungry and rocky soils characteristic of the cooler and later ripening hills of Penwortham.