Mirus 'Block 5' Heinze Rd Shiraz 2023

$65.00

Deeply coloured with heady, evocative aromatics of blueberry, blackberry, wild herbs and dried flowers. A full, plush, velvety palate with concentrated mulberry fruit, crushed rock and exotic spice lead to a long silky, energetic finish. The underlying oak is finely intertwined to add gentle clove and mocha characteristics that add balance and length to this beauty.

Deeply coloured with heady, evocative aromatics of blueberry, blackberry, wild herbs and dried flowers. A full, plush, velvety palate with concentrated mulberry fruit, crushed rock and exotic spice lead to a long silky, energetic finish. The underlying oak is finely intertwined to add gentle clove and mocha characteristics that add balance and length to this beauty.

97 POINTS, Andrew Caillard MW & Andrea Pritzker MW, The Vintage Journal, August 2026

94 POINTS, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, 2026

94 POINTS, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate, July 2025

Winemaking

With yields returning to normal for vintage 2023 we harvested 2 tonnes from Block 5. The fruit was 100% de-stemmed with whole berry fermentation taking place in 1 small open top tank using indigenous yeast. Traditional gentle pump over techniques were used to extract colour and tannin. Post press, maturation occurred in older (3rd and 4th use) French oak Hogs Heads for 16 months. Older oak and extended maturation time allows for subtle oak characters while allowing gradual oxygen interaction to further soften the tannins creating velvety characteristics. No fining or filtration and minimal sulphur added post-secondary (malolactic) fermentation and before bottling, to preserve purity of fruit.

Vineyard Notes

Ample spring rainfall set the vines up well for the 2023 growing season. Pruning occurred in August and is tailored to each blocks potential, generally 12 - 14 spurs per vine evenly spaced along 2 permanent arms. Shoot thinning occurred in early November to help restrict yield and create an open canopy for even sunlight exposure. Deficit irrigation was applied to maintain small berries which developed amazing intensity, almost blue in colour. A very cool summer pushed veraison back 4 weeks to the beginning of February. Being on the western ridge, with our drier, windier conditions, meant harvest still fell before Easter. The long, mild ripening conditions helped build flavour while retaining elegance. The extended ripening window allowed for full maturity at a steady pace without the usual hurried harvest approach to capture the fruit before becoming over ripe.