Voyager Estate Shiraz 2008

Voyager Estate Shiraz 2008Voyager Estate is one of Margaret River's oldest vineyards, located In the Stevens Valley in the subregion of Wallcliffe. The vineyard was first planted in 1978 and subsequently purchased by mining heir Michael Wright in 1991. It is part of what James Halliday refers to as the 'golden triangle' of Margaret River encompassing Voyager Estate, Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle. This impeccably run Estate crafts a set of wines that ooze style and class.

I had a normal tie and had overalls… running around

It typically takes seven months to create

"Now this certainly entices with its perfume and depth of flavour

In July 2001 Normans went into receivership and the land went on the market

still tight and unassuming

surprisingly sinewy tannins and underlying smoky oak

a key piece of Australian vineyard history

"There is tremendous intensity in the mouth

the couple were separated as Francesca and her family departed Italy to escape the aftermath of war and to seize the opportunities that a strange and peaceful new country 'Australia' offered

giving the winemaking team the chance to focus on Tyrrell’s single-vineyard

and the style change has been marked

It's in the zone