Stone Altar Shiraz

Intense, deep red with a crimson hue, this wine has lifted dark cherry and plum aromas, married perfectly with nuances of cinnamon and dark chocolate.The palate displays the richness and concentration which Barossa Old Vine Shiraz is renowned for. Plum and dark spice feature, integrating perfectly with loose knit velvety tannins, beautifully balanced with exceptional power and length.

Vintage

2022

Grape variety breakdown

This wine has been carefully crafted from a very low yielding, exceptional single vineyard site in the Light Pass sub-region of the Barossa Valley. The old vine fruit has been picked at optimum ripeness and matured carefully in French oak casks.

Technical Details

Alcohol: 14.8% | pH: | Acidity: | Volume: 750mls

Maturation

Eighteen Months

Background

At the foot of the iconic Kaiserstuhl mountain, the early Silesian settlers of the Barossa constructed a stone altar – a sanctuary for prayer in their new homeland. Our Krondorf Stone Altar Shiraz is a tribute to the settlers’ resourcefulness and resilience, which helped the famed Barossa old vines thrive.

Cellaring potential

2030

Vineyard Notes

This 2022 Shiraz is handcrafted from very low yielding old vines from exceptional sites in the sub- regions of Light Pass and Lyndoch. The old vine fruit has been picked at optimum ripeness and matured carefully in French oak casks for 18 months.

In recent decades, a cool ripening season is a blessing in the Barossa Valley. The 2022 season delivered below average temperatures and bright, sunny days from February through to harvest, which commenced two weeks later than average, with picking continuing into May. Good winter and spring rainfall set the vines up for reasonable yields, though impacted heavily and sporadically first by inclement conditions during fruit set, then by spring frost, then by severe hailstorms. Vineyards not impacted were optimistic about elegant and structured wines with depth and length of flavour.