Rib Tickler
Shiraz
Inspired by Bourbon and BBQ's, this is the ultimate wine match with meat cooked low and slow!
North America
Food Match
Roast beef, barbequed meats and succulent steaks. Try with oven-roasted vegetables if you prefer too.
Tasting Notes
Attractive plummy purple in color. The nose oozes bright raspberry and blackberry fruit with a hint of toasted caramel oak. The palate has lots of ripe juicy fruit with pepper spice and more-ish vanilla characters. The finish is soft, subtle and embracing. It's a "kick-back and relax" kind of wine.
Production
The 30 year old vines are grown near sunny Sacramento, where the San Francisco Bay and the Delta River provide a useful air flow and cooling influences, allowing the grapes to reach full ripeness. This gives the wine delicious notes of cassis and cherry. The grapes are de-stemmed and pressed. Fermentation takes place in tank, preserving the juicy fruits, after which the wine is matured with an oak component for four months. This gives liquorice, spice and a little bit of "oomph" to an already delightful wine.