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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Pirathon
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.8% Alcohol
Pirathon 'Blue' Barossa Shiraz 2017""This is splendidly fruited and inviting on the nose showing dark fruit richn..."$19.99 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Pirathon
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.8% Alcohol
Pirathon 'Blue' Barossa Shiraz 2020"The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional fami..."$19.99 -
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Sam Kim94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Pirathon
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Pirathon 'Silver' Barossa Shiraz 2017"94 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit The grapes were harvested from the low-yie..."$24.99 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Pirathon
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Pirathon 'Silver' Barossa Shiraz 2018"A rich and inviting palate, upfront dark fruits in the blood plum and blackbe..."$24.99 -
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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2008
- Brand Pirathon
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Pirathon Silver Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008"The 2008 Pirathon Shiraz is a powerful and balanced Shiraz with fruit, oak an..."$29.99 -
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.