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Worlds Apart

2025

‘Into the Black’

Syrah   |   McLaren Vale - Australia
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About

“Out of the blue and into the black. You pay for this but they give you that. Once you’re gone, you can’t come back. You’re out of the blue and into the black.” Winemaker Louis Schofield made ‘Into the Black’ in a humble ode to his late mentor, Taras Ochota, one of Australia’s most beloved and influential winemakers. It’s what critic Mike Bennie calls “a unique wine, deep, brooding,” coming from a cool climate in the hills above McLaren Vale. If losing a mentor and a friend is a tragedy of the highest caliber, dedicating a wine to their spirit is the most beautiful eulogy one can offer. Rock and roll can never die.

‘Into the Black’ is made from Syrah grown on the Kangarilla Ridge on a single vineyard high above McLaren Vale.  The fruit was hand-picked and fermented naturally in small open-top fermenters entirely destemmed but whole-berry this vintage. After two weeks on skins the wine was pressed directly to a mix of neutral 228-500L French oak.  After six months on fine lees it was racked to tank where it settled without any fining and bottled with a coarse pad filtration and minuscule sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Syrah
  • Vineyard: Hillenvale - Kangarilla Ridge
  • Vine Age: 12-years-old
  • Soil Type: Shallow clayey sand and silica
  • Viticulture: Sustainable (Certified Sustainable Winegrowing Australia)
  • Fermentation: Native – open-top plastic fermenters (100% whole-berry)
  • Skin Contact: 14 days
  • Aging: 6 months in neutral French oak 228-500L barrels
  • Alcohol: 13%
  • pH: 3.62
  • Total Acidity: 6.3 g/L
  • Total SO2: 38 ppm
  • Total Production: 228 cases
  • SRP: $29.99

Tasting Notes

Charming and refined, this wine unveils an intriguing fusion of olive tapenade and subtly ripe raspberries encased in a delicate shortcrust pastry. Earthy and meaty undertones add depth, while a feather-light texture gracefully glides across the palate, heightened by vibrant acidity. The finish is one of gentle, sweeping tannins.

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Worlds Apart

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McLaren Vale

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Australia

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