{"product_id":"2022-rylstone-estate-aviatrix-shiraz-petit-verdot","title":"2022 Rylstone Estate 'Aviatrix' Shiraz-Petit Verdot","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eSNAPSHOT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eStyle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eCool-climate Shiraz–Petit Verdot — dark-fruited, perfumed, structured and long\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eVarietal mix: 90% Shiraz · 10% Petit Verdot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003ePV brings the back-palate lift: colour, acid, violet perfume and a late surge of structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eVegan: Yes (Vegecoll fined)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eCases Produced 481\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eTERROIR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eUltra-cool inland site above Rylstone at ~\u003cb\u003e650 m ASL\u003c\/b\u003e with wide diurnal range. North-facing slopes rise from the Cudgegong River over an \u003cb\u003eOrdovician (≈450 Myr) limestone reef\u003c\/b\u003e with shallow sandy \/ sandy-loam soils. Low soil heat retention plus valley cold-air pooling yields \u003cb\u003eeffective night-time temperatures akin to ~1,200–1,300 m\u003c\/b\u003e, preserving perfume and natural acidity. Season rhythm: \u003cb\u003ebudburst late Sept\/Oct; veraison Jan\/Feb; harvest Mar\/Apr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eVINTAGE \u0026amp; VINEYARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eA Block Shiraz (SA1654)\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eB Block Petit Verdot (H8V11)\u003c\/b\u003e; average vine age \u003cb\u003e~22 years \u003c\/b\u003eat harvest. \u003cb\u003eSeason \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003e2022: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003eA cool, late and relatively wet vintage that rewarded patience and careful canopy work. Ripening was slow, with excellent natural acidity and strong aromatic development. For red varieties, the challenge was disease pressure and timing; the opportunity was long flavour build without excessive alcohol.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eHarvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e4 April (Shiraz) and 12 April (Petit Verdot)\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eYield:\u003c\/b\u003e ~\u003cb\u003e6.5 t\/ha (~39 hL\/ha)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eWINEMAKING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003eVery gentle press cycle to limit seed tannin and maximise free-run purity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eFermented in \u003cb\u003ePotter tanks\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e13 days on skins\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003eremontage\u003c\/b\u003e for colour and fine tannin. Gentle pressing; \u003cb\u003ehard pressings excluded\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eFined with Vegecoll\u003c\/b\u003e (vegan friendly). \u003cb\u003eÉlevage 14 months\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003e2–3-year-old French barriques (Taransaud)\u003c\/b\u003e, medium grain\/toast from mixed forests—seasoning, not flavouring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 6.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eAnalysis at bottling Alc: 14.1% pH: 3.5 TA: 6.5 g\/L RS: 0.6 g\/L \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eTASTING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eColour:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003edeep ruby with purple glints. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eBouquet:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003eblackberry, plum and dark cherry with violet lift, cracked pepper, gingerbread spice and a subtle earthy note. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003ePalate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003esmooth, dark-fruited and finely structured. Shiraz brings plum, blackberry, spice and supple flow; Petit Verdot adds colour, acidity, violet perfume and a distinctive back-palate kick. Where Shiraz–Viognier is about seamless glide and smooth length to the end of the palate, this blend builds differently — the fruit sits plush and composed up front, then rises again through the finish with Petit Verdot’s late surge of acid, tannin and dark-fruited drive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eFOOD \u0026amp; SERVICE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003eExcellent with grilled lamb, beef short rib, duck, venison, pork belly, mushroom dishes, eggplant, smoky barbecue flavours and slow-cooked stews. Also strong with spice-led dishes where dark fruit, pepper and fresh acidity can carry the richness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eServe:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e16–18 °C \/ 61-65 °F\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003ein large red-wine stems; a splash-pour is enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003chr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF;\"\u003eWHY SHIRAZ–PETIT VERDOT? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eIn our ultra-cool limestone site, Shiraz gives perfume, pepper spice and savoury dark fruit without excessive weight. Petit Verdot acts as a structural amplifier: deepening colour, tightening the acid line, adding violet-dark fruit lift and extending the finish. The shape is the point. Shiraz–Viognier is smooth, polished and gliding; Shiraz–Petit Verdot has more of a back-palate J-curve — the wine rises again at the finish, with extra colour, tension, structure and length. The result is cool-climate Shiraz with darker architecture: fragrant and smooth, but with a serious late-palate drive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eABOUT THE NAME \u0026amp; LABEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Sabon-RomanOsF; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eA salute to pioneering \u003cb\u003efemale aviators\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAmelia Earhart, Baroness Raymonde de Laroche, Nancy-Bird Walton, Katharine Wright\u003c\/b\u003e—role models of grit and grace. Label design is inspired by Sky Captain \u0026amp; The World of Tomorrow and designed by Will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eABOUT RYLSTONE ESTATE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eA hospitality-driven collaboration between \u003cb\u003eWill de Beaurepaire\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJames Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e, built for restaurants, hotels and events. The brief is \u003cb\u003eterroir before technique\u003c\/b\u003e—clean lines, food-centric balance, and zero “cosmetic winemaking.” Texture and longevity are set in the vineyard and élevage, not added after the fact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rylstone Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62809925419167,"sku":"AVX22","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2675\/8342\/products\/AVIATRIX.jpg?v=1698193529","url":"https:\/\/debeaurepairewines.com\/products\/2022-rylstone-estate-aviatrix-shiraz-petit-verdot","provider":"De Beaurepaire Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}