Winemaker Notes
"Ever wonder about one persons secrets that are safely stowed away in a little black book? Well that is the idea behind Small Gullys Mr. Blacks Little Book Shiraz. Sourced from prized vineyards (that Stephen's partner is involved in, thus the 'house discount') in the northern part of the Barossa and the Adelaide Plains. This is a blend of 61 year old fruit from Zippys Block in the Barossa Valley and Roberts Vineyard in the Adelaide Plains."
"Very little intervention is used in making this wine. The fruit is picked according to taste when Stephen feels that its at its optimal ripeness. The fruit is then destemmed and crushed and left to start fermenting which is done without inoculation. The wine is pressed off gently and then goes into barrel where it goes through maloactic fermentation. Is Stephen the originator of 'natural wine?' You be the judge!"