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James Halliday94 points
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Gary Walsh92 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2004
- Brand Mount Langi Ghiran
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2004"The first vines were planted on the property in the late 1800s at the site wh..."$21.99 -
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James Halliday93 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2007
- Brand Mount Langi Ghiran
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2007"A maker of outstanding cool-climate peppery shiraz, crammed with flavour and ..."$26.99 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2009
- Brand Mount Langi Ghiran
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2009"A maker of outstanding cool-climate peppery shiraz, crammed with flavour and ..."$26.99 -
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Campbell Mattin96 points
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Mount Langi Ghiran
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 1998"The elegant and beautifully proportioned Langi Shiraz is a Victorian classic...."$145.00 -
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.