Blind Corner Wilyabrup Field Blend 1.5L MAGNUM 2017

Blind Corner Wilyabrup Field Blend is a co-fermented Shiraz and Viognier from a single dry-grown block, in magnum.

One row of Viognier sits inside a block of twenty-five-year-old dry-grown Shiraz at Wilyabrup, on gravelly, granite-rich soil certified organic and biodynamic in 2016. At harvest that row is picked separately and then layered evenly between the bins of Shiraz, so the two ferment together, blended in the vineyard and not in the cellar. The fruit is foot-crushed in half-tonne lots and hand-plunged up to three times a day, then basket-pressed to seasoned French oak before fermentation has quite finished. Ten months there, then settling in tank and bottling with minimal sulphur, followed by nine months before release.

Apricot-scented Shiraz: violet and stone fruit on the nose, dark berry and pepper underneath, with silky tannin. Magnum format slows the ageing, so there is no hurry. Serve at 17 degrees with lamb, duck, or grilled mushrooms.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.