Another single vineyard release from Rory Lane and I think at the moment it is slightly better than the Westgate wine (in saying that, they are both A grade wines). Awesome wine, awesome effort. For me close to being faultless for Grampians Shiraz and this for me, eats the current batch of St Peters' Shiraz. 95+ points Anthony D'Anna
Here is a bit of background info on the 08 The Story releases.
It's coming to that time of year again when we get our new wines in order to release. This year we will be releasing 3 Shiraz wines, first to out loyal mailing list customers At the end of August and then to the general public, retailers and Restaurants in November.
Our Grampians Shiraz Blend this year is titled 'Wilderness' to represent our move towards more natural winemaking processes and equipment - the use of indigenous yeasts for all ferments and the use of wooden fermenters which I believe give softer and more integrated tannin structures and have better insulative properties to maintain fermentation temperatures. Wilderness also represents my move into the unknown of self-employment, to fend for myself finally as a full-time Story person. This blend is of 4 vineyards, and is a dark, yet mid-weight shiraz with exciting aromatics and lovely balance. A seductive little number.
We also have 2 Single Vineyard releases in very small quantities. We again have a Westgate Vineyard shiraz, showing its lineage from our 2006 release with typical blackberry and cassis drive, good acidity and lovely texture. We also will release our first Shiraz from Rice's Vineyard, a warmer site near Stawell, which is more earthy, with riper, bigger tannins and hints of minerals flecked through the aroma. Both are regional, yet distinctly different and I think showcase two distinct terroirs.
