Deepish ruby colour with the merest hint of purple in the rim. The bouquet has smoked-meats, earth and ironstone aromas, very Barossa and very shiraz. The palate is medium-bodied and intense but the tannins are silky-smooth and the finish is dry and refreshingly clean without excess tannin or acid, the dosage evidently quite low. A high-quality sparkling red, lovely right now and it should also take quite a few years of age well. Long, satisfying finish.
There’s a good chance ‘Sparkling Shiraz’ could be the answer to the age old question…“what do we drink with breakfast?”.
Clear crimson-purple; while made using traditional method, the wordy back label doesn't disclose either the date of tirage nor that of disgorgement; it is a gloriously high-toned sparkling shiraz, its spice and licorice flavours highlighted by the secondary fermentation, resulting in elegance and intensity.