Description

Eight at the Gate is two sisters, Jane Richards and Claire Davies, farming the Lanacoona Estate in Wrattonbully on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, with ex-Wynns Coonawarra chief Peter Douglas making the wines. The name counts their eight combined kids, usually hanging off a farm gate. This 2019 Shiraz spent 34 months in new and seasoned French oak hogsheads. Dense, focused, and built for a decade in the cellar. Serious Australian Shiraz from Coonawarra’s quieter neighbor, not a fruit bomb.