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James Halliday'95 points
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The Wine Advoca95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Thistledown
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Thistledown 'Bachelor’S Block Shiraz 2018"In 2018 we carefully hand-picked a portion of the block allowing us to do who..."$69.99 -
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Gary Walsh94 points
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Vinous94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Thistledown
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Thistledown 'Where Eagles Dare' Eden Valley Shiraz 2019"Our fruit is sourced from one low yielding block in Joel Mattschoss’ Mengler’..."$69.99 -
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Huon Hooke91 points
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Gary Walsh92 points
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Thistledown
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Thistledown Silken Beastie Shiraz 2015"Thistledown Wine Co continues the tradition of Scottish ingenuity and great A..."$52.99 -
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.