98.5% Shiraz, 1.5% Viognier

6 vineyards, assemblage Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Greenock, Seppeltsfield, Moppa, Ebenezer

30 months on new (42%), second-fill and third-fill French oak barriques, completing a natural malolactic fermentation in barrel and resting on fine lees throughout maturation to enhance texture.

Alc/Vol 15.5% 

Crimson and deep purple hues Cherry plum, dark chocolate, mulberry and five-spice with savoury tones.

Full bodied, firm tannins that interplay with a generous, silky, textural mid-palate weight. The finish is firm and persistent Cellar for 15 to 20 years

The Highland clans used a ‘RunRig’ system to distribute land amongst their clansmen in a series of widely dispersed holdings. The emphasis was not on any one farm but rather  
the communal element of the whole. Shiraz from old dry grown vineyards is blended with Viognier, complementing the strengths and complexities of these individual parcels of fruit, whilst giving the resulting wine a further dimension.

Growers were challenged by spring frosts in 2013 and a hot dry summer in 2014, followed by rain in early February which delayed the harvest. The resulting cooler period in mid-February benefited the vintage with a longer ripening season, producing relatively low-yielding fruit of good concentration and depth.

Intense, lifted aromatics of dense cherry plum and dark chocolate all come to the fore with an opulent fruit profile of mulberry and five-spice. A silky textured palate of deep red cherry fruits, clove and liquorice all interwoven with hints of sweet spice and cinnamon. The layers and diverse fruit characters continue to evolve in the glass with hints of  
ironstone, anise, blackberry, and pepper all becoming more persistent in the finish. This silky, fragrant RunRig will certainly reward those with patience.