Australia · Semi-arid Mediterranean
Barossa Valley
The Barossa Valley is the spiritual home of Australian Shiraz. German Lutheran settlers planted vines in the 1840s, and some of those original Shiraz plants — pre-phylloxera — still produce fruit today. Old-vine Barossa Shiraz is unmistakable: concentrated dark fruit, dark chocolate, smoked meat, and pepper from both clay and iron-rich soils.
Tasting profile
Old-vine Barossa Shiraz: blueberry, blackberry, dark chocolate, smoked meat, cracked pepper, tar. Rich and full-bodied with exceptional cellaring potential.
Ageability
Top Shirazes: 15–30 years.
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Food pairings
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