Tasting note This very dark ruby red exudes subtle and complex aromas of plums, prune, cherry, blueberry pastries, panforte, dark chocolate and earth, followed by a full bodied and intensely flavoured palate. Food pairing note This sparkling Shiraz is a great match for roast poultry, or for something different try it with a rich chocolate dish. Country: Australia Region: Barossa Grape variety: Shiraz Vintage: NV Bottle size: 75cl Closure: Crown cap
It was on the banks of Tanunda Creek where bush turkeys once roamed, that pioneer Silesian settler Johann Friedrich August Fiedler planted the first Shiraz vines in 1847. His vines flourished and in 1865 the land was bought by Gottlieb Ernst Schulz, a successful butcher who established a thriving retail business among the vines. Butchering developed into dairying, but the vineyards were always kept, until Peter, a fourth generation Schulz, and his wife, Christie, made the transition from grape growing to winemaking, transforming th