First released in 2001, Thomas Wines’ flagship Shiraz is a single-vineyard wine sourced from the mature Pokolbin Estate Vineyard across the road from Brokenwood’s famed Graveyard Vineyard. The vines date back to 1969 and are planted on Hunter’s classic clay/loam soils, where the low-yielding vines produce fruit with exceptional depth and concentration.
Fruit from this vintage was hand-picked in early February, then cold-soaked for 24 hours and fermented on skins for 9 days. Maturing for 16 months in hogsheads (20% new oak), the wine was then bottled and rested in the Thomas cellar for 11 months.
Despite the power of its wine, the Pokolbin Estate vineyard is, devastatingly, no more; 90% of the vines were recently cleared by land developers, making this resplendent 2024 vintage of Kiss the last of its ilk. Fortunately, cuttings were taken before the end, so that the vines of this brilliant site might find a new home someday.