Vintage
2019
ABV
14.9%
AUD$ FOB / 9L Case
Above $200.00
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Our ‘Grounds’ red wine releases are a study of the Barossa’s regional hero - the beautiful Shiraz. Grown on single vineyard sites across the patchwork of the Barossa, our wine releases look to express the differences in locale of where our fruit is farmed. As our interpretation of Barossa ‘terroir’, our Grounds releases look to apply a beguiling simplicity for what in European terms is often complicated and complex idea of the relationship between geography, geology, climate and history.
Our 2019 ‘The Westing’ Barossa Shiraz is a single vineyard wine, from the Seppeltsfield ‘V Block’ planting on the Western boundary of the Barossa Valley designated zone. The vineyard undulates over 125m on red-brown Earths over alkaline subsoils, and typically is one of the earliest ripening Shiraz vineyards within the Seppeltsfield stable.. Drink now or with cellaring potential through to 2030.
Winemaker's Bio
In 2012, Fiona Donald was awarded Barossa Winemaker of the Year by the wine fraternity Barons of Barossa and in 2016 was inducted as a Baron of Barossa.
Fiona has been a member of the Royal Adelaide Wine Show committee since 2015 and a Lens Evans Tutorial Scholar.
Fiona has been the panel chair at the Hunter Wine Show and Chairman of the Riverland Wine Show, as well as a judge at the Alternative Varieties Wine Show and Barossa Wine Show.
Fiona leads the Seppeltsfield Winemaking team and is the custodian of the Centennial Cellar. Fiona this year has celebrated her 12th vintage at Seppeltsfield.
