Clean Slate Shiraz

All you really need for this wine is a magnificent view and an African sunset. Preferably in the bush, with the smell of wood fire smoke, baked red earth, crushed dried grass and the roar of a territorial lion in the distance.

Bruce Jack Wines is a winemaker-driven family business and we believe in the concept of "value" is as important when enjoying an everyday wine as it is when tasting something rare and very expensive. We are obsessed with doing the right thing for our vineyards, our wines, and our customers. We celebrate authenticity and provenance, not just in the wine we craft, but in everything. We are different in the way we source or grapes, communicate about our wine, relate to our customers and distribute around the world. We are a small, dynamic team. Ultimately, we believe wine is a historic, sophisticated, intriguing, and joyful staple in an otherwise confusing and chaotic world.

Shiraz grows like it wants to fly away – especially on the precarious slopes of our windswept mountain in the Overberg Highlands. Our 0.45ha Shiraz vineyard is planted in shattered slate and granitic rock at an altitude of 420m above sea level.

Transferred directly to American and French oak barrels for 18 months of aging, with two rackings before bottling.

Harvested at peak phenological ripeness, the grapes are gently destemmed into open-top fermenters with 15% whole clusters. Fermentation occurs naturally, without added yeast or enzymes, with the wine being gently hand-plunged 4-6 times daily. After fermentation, the wine is pressed using a traditional basket press.