Maxwell Ellen Street Shiraz 2022 hyde-de-villaine with layers of varietal expression

with layers of varietal expression made precise by years of collective experience

Chapelle de Labrie is made from fruit from the plots in Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens

The complex and lifted nose features plum and fresh raspberries with hints of baking spice and wet soil

The palate has hints of nuttiness and creamy fruit providing some weight and breadth

the oak is a faint seasoning that plays second fiddle to the fruit

Maxwell Ellen Street Shiraz 2022 hyde-de-villaine with layers of varietal expressionQuintessentially McLaren Vale Shiraz. Harvested from a small vineyard of craggy, gnarled Shiraz vines planted in 1953 upon the soils of an old riverbed. This block is situated between the winery and the road running along our southern boundary, known for over 100 years as Ellen Street. Every year these vines bear some of the most concentrated fruit on the estate, however in very small quantities, with an average crop of less than 2 tonnes per acre.