2021 The Story Moyston Hills Syrah
2021 The Story Moyston Hills Syrah

2021 The Story Moyston Hills Syrah

The Story |Grampians |Shiraz
Red blooded Shiraz - hearty and heart-warming from Rory Lane.
Price:
$40.00
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Description

This Shiraz comes from vines that are now owned by The Story main man, Rory Lane.

It's a wine of rare beauty at this price-point. Calling all lovers of cool-climate Shiraz - this one is for you.

If you are a fan of the wonderful wines from this part of the world, you will be infatuated with this. Spicy, blue-fruited, silky and smooth, this is the goods.

93+ points
"It’s deliciously (black) peppery and ripped with bright, berried fruit. If you like Grampians shiraz/syrah you will love this."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

94 points
"Dances rather than glides. Delicious."
- Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "The Moyston Hills vineyard was the first Grampians vineyard that Rory Lane sourced fruit from. He now leases the vineyard and chooses to call the wine syrah because of its 'proper' syrah spice and perfume. It certainly projects plenty of the spicy stuff – pepper, fennel seed, bay leaf, rosemary – but there's more to laud. Works a fine-textured tannin riff through dark cherry, plum and dusty cacao, finishing with a lasting, gentle savouriness. Dances rather than glides. Delicious." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

93+ points - "It’s deliciously (black) peppery and ripped with bright, berried fruit. If you like Grampians shiraz/syrah you will love this. It’s medium-bodied, bunchy, savoury and just all-around adult, though the fruit is perfectly well ripened and velvety with it. Walnut-edged tannins pull the curtain on a terrific show if pepper and fruit." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Back in 2004 when The Story began, Moyston Hills was one of the first vineyards to supply grapes for our Grampians Syrah. After only two vintages a larger winery saw the quality on offer and contracted the entire vineyard. Fast forward 17 years and the wheel has turned back in our favour and we were offered the option to lease it ourselves. We jumped at the opportunity and it is now our first fully self-farmed site. We are taking it back to its organic beginnings and pushing for the finest quality possible to deliver both a unique single vineyard Syrah and also some very cool climate Grenache and Mourvedre for our ‘Super G’ wine.

Moyston Hills is in the cooler, southern Grampians and is planted to the old St. Ethel clone of Syrah on reddish brown clay loams with significant amounts of quartz. The wines tend to exhibit bright, peppery, pure, lighter weighted syrah with savoury tannins. It is a great honour for us to be able to farm this vineyard and push it to greater heights. (INCLUDE OR EXCLUDE FOR LENGTH)

The 2022 Moyston Hills Vineyard Syrah is from another cooler season that avoided heat spikes and luckily avoided late season rains. Disease pressure was minimal and crops were lower than in 2021, which should have sped things up, but ripening seemed painfully slow, with sugars stalling in the high 11s and low 12s for most of march until a beautiful stretch of 30 degree days right at the end of the month which pushed us over the line.

Harvest was 31st March and 7th April for the two blocks, and flavours were beautiful along with ample natural acidity, and tiny berries. The bottom block was fermented with 50% whole bunches in open wooden fermenters, pumped over only as needed and left on skins for four weeks. The top block was destemmed and fermented in stainless. Elevage was in a mixture of old french puncheons and 3000lt foudre, for 11 months. A little less pepper than 2021, a little more red fruit than black, but beautiful savoury long tannins, and light, pure red berry flavours. The site is beginning to show signs of a truly unique and lovely terroir, as we put more effort into the viticulture and soil management.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Grampians
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure Screw Cap

The Story

Rory Lane, the main man at The Story, didn't have an entirely conventional path to the wine world. With a degree in ancient Greek tragedy, comparative literature, and politics, he stumbled into winemaking and found he had more than a knack for it.

Since 2004, he's been tinkering with predominantly Rhône varieties in the Grampians, turning out some unique expressions from this Shiraz-heavy region. His winery is located in the city suburbs of Melbourne, not your typical winery setting, but it suits him down to a tee.

Rory's winemaking philosophy is to keep it relatively simple and hands-off. Grapes arrive, get gently processed, and then are left to their own devices with minimal interference. No additives, no excessive tinkering. Just good, solid, classic winemaking producing some exceptional value wines.

Winemaker Rory Lane The Story

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