Product details
Description
Fruit for the Midday Somewhere Shiraz is sourced from a selection of premium vineyards within the renowned wine state of South Australia. The Hesketh range of white label wines represent the best of our home state, South Australia - one of the most celebrated and diverse growing regions in the world. This wine is deep ruby with a purple rim colour, aroma is vibrant, red cherry with a hint of mocha and cedar. Palete has primary fruit notes are well balanced to natural acidity and soft tannins. Dark berry fruits occupy most of the taste buds but there is an underlying smoothness from the time spent in oak. Subtle notes of vanilla.
92/100 from James Halliday
Variety Description
Syrah/Shiraz
Syrah (also known as Shiraz) is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. The style and flavour profile of wines made from Syrah is influenced by the climate where the grapes are grown with moderate climates (such as the northern Rhone Valley) tending to produce medium to full-bodied wines with medium to high levels of tannins and flavours of blackberry, mint and black pepper notes. In hot climates (such as the Barossa Valley of Australia), Syrah is more consistently full-bodied with softer tannin, jammier fruit and spice notes of liquorice, anise and earthy leather. In many regions the acidity and tannin levels of Syrah allows to have favorable aging potential
Country Description
Australia
Wine is produced in every state, with more than 60 designated wine regions however Australia's wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. The major grape varieties are predominantly Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Semillon, Pinot noir, Riesling, and Sauvignon blanc. Some of the more famous wine areas include Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Clare Valley, Hunter Valley and Margret River.
Region Description
South Australia
The South Australian wine industry is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. South Australia has a vast diversity in geography and climate which allows the state to be able to produce a range of grape varieties-from the cool climate Riesling variety in the Clare Valley to the big, full bodied Shiraz wines of the Barossa Valley. Some of Australia's best-known wines like Penfolds Grange, Jacob's Creek, Yalumba and Henschke Hill of Grace are produced here, as well as many of Australia's mass-produced box wines.
