Wild Soul is a very small family operated vineyard and winery in the Granite Belt of S.E.QLD, producing only dry red wines. All wines are made from grapes grown on our 1.3ha vineyard, with an emphasis on organic sprays and nutrition. The Shiraz vines were field budded in 1995 the Cabernet Sauvignon in 1996 and the Merlot in 1999. Each vintage, family and friends arrive for an early pick of the still cold grapes and the crushing before lunch. Open fermentation and plunging of the caps is followed by basket pressing into tanks and barrels.
All wine is barrel matured in a mix of new and old American oak.
Having only new wood for the 1998 vintage, has resulted in firmer tannins. Capital permitting we hope to use French oak in 2001. The wines are unfiltered as part of our approach to minimal interference. However this does lead to some deposits, these can easily be decanted off. Bottling is a simple gravity filler, corks capsules and labels are all applied individually.