| Region | Eden Valley, Barossa |
| Sub-Region | Mount McKenzie |
| Specified Vineyard | Mount McKenzie |
| Altitude | 380 meters |
| Vineyard Practices | Family traditional responsible farming methods with a diet of composts, native grasses & flora as ground cover, low water input and natural sprays for diseases. |
| Soil | Clay loam over a shaley schist rock bed |
| Trellis System | Single wire |
| Varietal | Shiraz |
| Age of Vines | 26 years |
| Alc/vol | 14.5% |
| Closure | Stelvin |
| Yield per Vine | 3 kg / 2.5 ton per acre |
| Oak Treatment | Matured in ex Frost Dodger Shiraz barrels with the addition of 10% new French oak barrels. |
| Total Production | 20000 bottles |
| Vintage | Great mild vintage for the allowing for flavours to slowly build. This 2022 release is rich and plump, expect dark cherries, plum and chocolatey. A full palate with carries through from the aromatics with velvety tannins to finish. A beautifully complex & flavoured Shiraz. |
| Wine Making | In the garage the shiraz fruit was gently destemmed including 25% whole bunch into open top milk vats and fermented warm naturally and basket pressed to barrel to complete ferment. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Expect all that this label represents; wine enjoyment! |
Reviews
Ozwine Review – Andrew Graham MW Sept 23
If Dom Torzi’s Riesling is one of the biggest steals in Australian wine, then this Shiraz is worth mentioning in the same breath. The Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz 2022 is in such great form too.
Sourced from the family vineyard at Mt McKenzie. Eden Valley Shiraz from the outset. Plums, mushroom, leaf litter, and has a lovely dark berry sweet fruit intensity to it – midweight, savoury, yet plush and plump. It’s a bit light on tannins, which rounds it off, though that’s part of the appeal. An easily enjoyable, well-made Eden Valley Shiraz with presence for under $30.
Ray Jordan Top 100 The Western Australian July 23
This has been a reliable and consistent performer in the tastings. This comes from vineyards below Mount McKenzie in the Barossa Valley. It’s smoothly elegant and fragrant, but still with plenty of Barossa engine room power, albeit expertly harnessed and
presented. Vibrant with a nice spicy lift on the finish
