Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz Magnum 2016

A story that has intrigued us for years is the fable of the legendary founders of Ancient Rome, Romulus and
Remus. These twins were abandoned at birth and reared by a she-wolf. Romulus murdered his twin in a fit
of rage over the naming of Rome, the city which both had built. Legend presents Romulus as the stronger,
more powerful of the brothers, while Remus was more refined, focussed and elegant. We believe the twins’
characterise the distinctive and unique flavours and attributes of Shiraz from the twin valleys – the Barossa
Valley and Eden Valley.

Wine Description
Deep garnet in colour with an alluring complex aroma of dark-cherry, plums and
roasted vanilla bean. The palate is powerful and well structured, fleshy, with chewy
textured tannins finishing with polish and focus. The 2016 was an exceptional
Barossa vintage indicating this wine will mature well for many years.

Winemaking
Hand harvested, destemmed and crushed into small 1.5 tonne open topped
fermenters. The fruit was chilled for 6 days before being allowed to naturally warm
up to start fermentation. To optimise the vineyard expression a range of hand
plunging cap management techniques were used across the different vineyard
parcels. Post-pressing, the wines were transferred to a combination of new and
seasoned French and American oak hogsheads. Matured for 20 months in oak
without racking, the wines were then carefully blended, naturally clarified and bottled
without filtration.

Vineyard | Region
To qualify for the Romulus blend the vineyards need to over 50 years of age and
managed sustainably.
Barossa Valley 50+ year-old vineyard | Gomersal sub-region
Barossa Valley 80+ year-old vineyard | Moppa sub-region
Barossa Valley 60+ year-old vineyard | Menglers Hill sub-region
Barossa Valley 60+ year-old vineyard | Light Pass sub-region

Harvest Date
20th February 2016 | Gomersal vineyard
8th March 2016 | Moppa vineyard
16th March 2016 | Menglers Hill vineyard
26h March 2016 | Light Pass vineyard

Yield
1.75 t/acres | Gomersal vineyard
1.5 t/acre | Moppa vineyard
1.1 t/acre | Menglers Hill vineyard
1.2 t/acres | Light Pass vineyard

Wine Details
Alcohol: 14.5% Shiraz 100%
pH: 3.65 Residual Sugar: NIL
Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l Production: 700 doz
Cellaring Potential

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