Bondar Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2023 dolcetto-dalba partly in small wooden barrels

partly in small wooden barrels (barrique and tonneau barrels) and partly in large wooden barrels

stemless design - appearing to float on the table

within the township of Tassarolo

deep and volcanic with flecks of ironstone throughout and this

Bondar Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2023 dolcetto-dalba partly in small wooden barrelsThis exceptional Shiraz is drawn from the two oldest blocks in the Rayner Vineyard, planted in 1950. Three quarters of the fruit comes from Block 24 in the northeast corner of the vineyard, on deep sandy soils with ironstone rocks, dry grown and organically managed. This portion gives wonderful fragrance and elegant structure. The remainder is cropped from Block 1, in the northwestern corner of the vineyard, laying in a cool gully. Dry grown and