2021 THISTLEDOWN WINE CO. Gorgeous Shiraz 75cl (South Australia)
Style - Spicy
Grapes - 87% Shiraz, 13% Zibibbo
Tasting - Wildly fragrant as a result of co-fermenting Shiraz with Muscat grapes. Super funky with pepper and blueberry jam, deep but not heavy, resonant fruit and layers. Serious amount of wine to pleasure ratio here.
FYI: In contrast to the devastation to wine regions around Europe, 2021 is being hailed as an all time great in South Australia. Both quality and quantity.
ABV: 13.5%
Vegan
Contains Sulphites
Quote from Matthew Jukes: "This is a wine that majors on fresh, pick-your-own, berry fruit notes drawn from a single vineyard of old-vine Shiraz that has been growing grapes since the early soldier settlements, over a century ago. While the Shiraz is deeply fruit driven, the Zibibbo adds lustre and gloss, a little like those wines that employ Viognier to do a similar but perhaps more perfumed task."