Thistledown ‘Cunning Plan’ Shiraz 2023 Case

Thistledown ‘Cunning Plan’ Shiraz 2023

Winemaking is simple with The Cunning Plan. Take perfectly balanced fruit, pick, gently crush to preserve whole berries and allow to soak for 4 days prior to a wild fermentation. Pressed off to 300 litre French hogsheads, of which 10% are new, where the wine ages for 10 months prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered.

“From McLaren Flat, matured in mainly seasoned French oak, with 10% new. Tart boysenberry and black cherry, wild raspberry, anise, faint vanilla bean, a little pepper, roasted coffee bean, some light floral notes, violet and the like. Like last year, there’s an effortlessness about this wine, a mid-weighted ease and supple texture, its composure and flow quietly compelling.” 95pts Marcus Ellis Halliday Wine Companion March 2025