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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1990
- Brand Hardys
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hardys 'Eileen Hardy' Shiraz 1990"Compassionate, generous and determined, Eileen Hardy’s spirit for life and ad..."$115.01 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1990
- Brand Henschke
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Henschke Mt Edelstone Shiraz 1990"Henschke Mt Edelstone is one of Australia's Premier Single Vineyard Shiraz."$349.00 -
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Campbell Mattin95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1990
- Brand Jim Barry Wines
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Jim Barry 'The Armagh' Shiraz 1990"The Armagh vineyard was planted in 1965, and is one of the best sites in the ..."$499.99 -
Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.
The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.
Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.