Vintage
2018
ABV
13.5%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
The Ridge of Tears 2018 Orange Shiraz is deep red in colour. The perfumed aroma has red berries, blood plum, woody spices (rosemary, cinnamon and thyme), black pepper, a touch of stewed raspberry and struck match. The elegant medium bodied palate is smooth and velvety with the same berries and spices and a long finish. has berry, plum and spice flavours with chalky tannins surrounded by a soft texture before a long finish.
Winemaker's Bio
The same old thing. There's plenty of that. Why make more?
When Peter Logan started out, he wanted to make wine that he liked to drink. Peter wanted to excite himself, not cater to a demographic. So against lots of strong opinions including within his family, he began deviating from the usual winemaker script. Different to what he was taught at wine college. Different to what the establishment was doing.
Peter chose the then unfamiliar NSW Central Ranges as his base, planted Tempranillo, made Pinot Gris when few did, made Gewürztraminer (people still don't), created whimsical labels and stories, fermented white grapes on their skins, used large barrel oak, wild yeasts, and now sell wine in kegs!
His modern cellar door looks out to the world, not inward. It's that mindset that has allowed this small independent winemaker to still be excited to do the same old thing for 24 years.
