Stats
- Grapes: 100% Shiraz
- Vineyard: Pokolbin
- Vine Age: 34-years-old
- Soil Type: Red clay
- Viticulture: Sustainable
- Fermentation: Native — stainless-steel (open-top)
- Skin Contact: 11 days
- Aging: 9 months in French oak
- Alcohol: 14%
- pH: 3.72
- Total Acidity: 7 g/L
- Total SO2: None added
- Total Production: 333 cases
- UPC: None
Tasting Notes
The nose explodes with rich notes of plum and blackberry. On the palate, there is a gentle earthiness set against that classic Hunter Valley mid-palate weight. Baking spice flavors play a secondary role on the palate, with slippery tannins offering a gentle, juicy finish. While Kosher, this one is not just for Shabbat!
Press & Reviews
Wine Enthusiast
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*Editors' Choice*
"Richie Harkam is one of the only natural wine producers in the Hunter Valley, a notoriously difficult place to farm without chemicals. This wine evokes freshly squeezed blueberries and other just-picked berry fruit alongside licorice and earthy spices. The mouthfeel is juicy and crunchy from soaring, pristine acidity. A tight fist of skinsy, spicy tannins holds it all together. There's no escaping Shiraz's power here, but there's playfulness and purity, too, that's utterly charming."
- Christina Pickard
"Richie Harkam is one of the only natural wine producers in the Hunter Valley, a notoriously difficult place to farm without chemicals. This wine evokes freshly squeezed blueberries and other just-picked berry fruit alongside licorice and earthy spices. The mouthfeel is juicy and crunchy from soaring, pristine acidity. A tight fist of skinsy, spicy tannins holds it all together. There's no escaping Shiraz's power here, but there's playfulness and purity, too, that's utterly charming."
- Christina Pickard