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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1997
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz 1997""Tatachilla was reborn in 1995 but has had a tumultuous history going back to..."$79.99 -
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James Halliday90 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz 1998""Tatachilla was reborn in 1995 but has had a tumultuous history going back to..."$83.00 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz 2013"Tatachilla's flagship Shiraz shows all the qualities that McLaren Vale is fam..."$50.00 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1996
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Tatachilla Foundation Shiraz 1996""Tatachilla was reborn in 1995 but has had a tumultuous history going back to..."$84.99
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.