2019 Eldorado Road Onyx Durif

Highly Rated
Powerful, concentrated Durif from an old Rutherglen vineyard. A leading example of this true Aussie wine style.

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This is a more approachable version of Durif grown at the Eldorado Road vineyard by Paul and Laurie.

This is made with as minimal intervention as possible, with natural fermentation, extended time on skins and basket pressing to both new and seasoned French oak.

To find a Durif with this amount of drinkability is a rare treat. Power, darkness and complexity, all done with with finesse. What a drink!

In 2019 our Onyx Durif is comprised of grapes from three different vineyards. All parcels were fermented with carefully selected cultured yeast, hand plunged once daily and spent between 13 and 21 days on skins before been gently basket pressed to a combination of new (20%) and seasoned French Oak Puncheons and barriques. 18 months in oak on full lees to build texture.

96 Points - "Fruit sourced from 3 different vineyards. All parcels fermented with cultured yeast, 13-21 days on skins, basked pressed to new and seasoned French puncheons and barriques (20% new). Matured 18 months in oak on full lees. Durif re-imagined, courtesy of cool-climate elegance (Beechworth) mixed with a dose of generosity (Rutherglen) that needs to be tasted by every drinker who was ever scared witless by the grape. This is not scary, rather it's brilliantly delivered as a serious wine of some beauty: aromatic, blueberry, plum, dark chocolate and spice all lifted, fresh and plush. Bravo." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 Points - "Onyx is my favourite gemstone. So there you go, I'm already inclined to like this wine. Boys had their say on it in the previous vintages and we seem to be on the same page. Nice.It definitely has that shiny dark ruby colour resembling of onyx, charming. Certainly loads of black fruits, cherries, blackberries, plums. Glossy with liquorice core, dark chocolate and cocoa powder tannins. Brooding, beetroot juice. Sage and smoked meat. It's also bloody and ferrous in texture. It hits the whole spectrum of flavours in the mouth, from a shy but high violet note, mid-palate fruit concentration to low-sitting earthy weight. So there you go, it is a real GEM." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

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