In the 2021 vintage, marking Kym’s 20th year at Teusner Wines, we saw some exceptional fruit from the Barossa Valley, especially from our Wilksch vineyard at Seppeltsfield. On February 26th, we harvested two adjacent Wilksch blocks, and whilst they may not boast the oldest vines in the area (a contour planting from 1995 contrasting the North/South rows planted in 2002), the exceptional
fruit quality earmarked them as ideal candidates for the Righteous FG Shiraz.
To maintain the fruit’s essence and vibrancy, we retained a significant portion of whole berries into our open fermenters, which underwent twice-daily pump-overs. After a generous 10-day maceration, the wine was gently pressed into tanks, then racked into a range of new, first, second and third
fill fine-grained French oak barrels. Following a rigorous barrel selection process, the final blend emerged, featuring a deliberate 60% new oak contribution, enhancing the Righteous FG Shiraz’s complexity and refinement.
250 dozen produced.
