Vintage
2018
ABV
15%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Ridge of Tears showcases two shiraz wines from Mudgee and Orange. The range demonstrates the great quality of these regions, especially in shiraz, showing how good they can be and just how different they are.
The Ridge of Tears 2018 Mudgee Shiraz is deep dark red in colour. The complex aroma mixes florals, mulberries, dark cherry and plums with warm spices like roasted fennel seeds, tarragon and a touch of cocoa bean. The medium to full bodied palate 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.
