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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2005
- Brand The Colonial Estate
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
The Colonial Estate Explorateur Old Vine Shiraz 2005"Full Bodied and Intense red wine, pair with beef or heavy red meat"$78.00 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2010
- Brand The Colonial Estate
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
The Colonial Estate Mungo Park Shiraz 2010"Full Bodied and Intense red wine, pair with beef or heavy red meat"$52.00 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2009
- Brand The Colonial Estate
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
The Colonial Estate Exile Shiraz 2009"Full Bodied and Intense red wine, pair with beef or heavy red meat"$49.01 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2010
- Brand The Colonial Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
The Colonial Estate Exile Shiraz 2010"Bold black and purple in colour, almost impenetrable yet pure at the same tim..."$59.99 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2009
- Brand The Colonial Estate
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
The Colonial Estate Mungo Park Shiraz 2009"Full Bodied and Intense red wine, pair with beef or heavy red meat"$55.00
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.