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Robert Parker's97 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2006
- Brand Rolf Binder
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Rolf Binder Hanisch Shiraz 2006"A winery steeped in family tradition and Barossa history, Rolf Binder and sis..."$128.00 -
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Robert Parker's94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2006
- Brand Rolf Binder
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Rolf Binder Heysen Shiraz 2006"A winery steeped in family tradition and Barossa history, Rolf Binder and sis..."$62.99 -
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Robert Parker's98 points
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Campbell Mattin95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2005
- Brand Rolf Binder
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Rolf Binder Veritas 'Hanisch' Shiraz 2005"Rolf Binder Veritas Winery are renowned for producing some truly wonderful Sh..."$130.00 -
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.