Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz marc-bredif A long period of ageing

A long period of ageing in small oak barrels was needed to round off this very powerful wine

"The finish is ethereal

And like many a Grand Cru

Aging in 30-35% percent small French oak barrels lends notes of toast and vanilla

Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz marc-bredif A long period of ageingSourced from a single vineyard this wine was created as a tribute to Ben Schild who began the familys long association with winemaking and viticulture. The wine was fermented in open fermenters before being matured in a combination of new and old French, American and Hungarian oak for 18 months and then underwent a further 24 months maturation in bottle prior to release. Dense black as night in colour with a dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced