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Gary Walsh94 points
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Tyson Stelzer92 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Torzi Matthews
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Torzi Matthews '1920 Single Vineyard' Shiraz 2019"A dry 2019 produced a low crop. The cool clay loam gully showed good canopy t..."$74.99 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Torzi Matthews
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Torzi Matthews 'Francesca Grillo Collina Calcarea' Syrah 2020"A Syrah bearing my mothers name that expresses her softly spoken manners in a..."$34.49 -
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Torzi Matthews
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Torzi Matthews 'Schist Rock' Shiraz 2020"Dom Torzi calls this wine the 'Son of Frost Dodger' as it shares the same fru..."$21.51
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.