• Toasty oak
• Blueberry
• Dark chocolate
• Rich finish

"Full-bodied wine packed with blueberries, blackberries and high toasted oak with a long, persistent finish" NZ International Wine Competition 2023

"Bouquet of rich blackberry and blueberry fruit with vanilla overtones. Rich and opulent,offering excellent intensity and freshness, supple tannins" Decanter World Wine Awards 2023

"The plush blackberry and black plum fruit and liquorice of McLaren Vale are well presented in high cocoa dark chocolate oak, with hints of complexity in nuances of charcuterie that hold on a long and rich finish" Tyson Stelzer, Wine Business Magazine, Jun 2023

Dense ruby and crimson. This is a rich nose with distinct red-berry fruits and plums alongside sweet vanilla, nutmeg and baked short pastry. There’s also dark chocolate ganache, dried thyme and tilled earth. Close-knit fine tannins combine with fruit sweetness to give a super-plush mouthfeel. Emerging characters of raspberry jam, satsuma plum, star anise and milk chocolate flesh out the detail, with mocha, char and graphite to finish. There’s depth and concentration in this classic McLaren Vale style, and the palate remains fresh and supple to the finish. Attractive in its youth, this wine will also cellar for up to 17 years, producing greater complexity.

From a range of McLaren Vale sites, Woodhenge vineyards are concentrated in The Gateway, Whites Ridges, Aldinga Plains and McLaren Sandhills subregions.

Fruit was gently crushed and destemmed. Early ferment temperatures were maintained at 21-23ºC, rising to 26-28 ºC at peak of ferment. In general, ferments were pumped over two to four times daily to assist flavour and colour extraction, as well as spreading heat through the cap and body of the ferment. Nearing completion and having achieved the desired flavour and tannin extraction, pump-overs were reduced to once or twice daily to keep the cap moist. Close to sugar dryness, wine was drained from the fermenter and the remaining skins were pressed via tank and basket press. Wines completed their secondary malolactic fermentation in tank or barrel, with oak selection and maturation times tailored to each vineyard parcel – those showing a more powerful structure receiving a longer maturation time in oak before blending.

Woodhenge is a monument to ‘big’ ideas and to Greg Trott’s unique vision of what makes Wirra Wirra special and well, a bloody big fence that weighs about 10 tonnes. This wine is a tribute to the region, the grape variety and the foresight of a wine man that, like Woodhenge, typifies the individuality of McLaren Vale.

Food Pairing: Braised pork belly with Chinese five spice, or roasted mushrooms with balsamic vinegar, garlic and herbs.