Turkey Flat Shiraz 2021

Turkey Flat Shiraz 2021Tyson Stelzer Top 250 Australian Wines of 2024 The Turkey Flat vineyard was first planted in 1847. There are still 1. 1 hectares of the original Shiraz vines left, and at over 170 years old, they are some of the oldest in Australia and a piece of Barossa history. The Schulz family took over the property in the 1860s and established the butchery. In 1987, the vineyard was saved from the Barossas infamous vine pull scheme when the family decided to get

championing the rejuvenation of the Valley as one of Australia’s great cool climate regions

Here in Australia we almost take Syrah (or Shiraz) for granted – it grows like a weed in our warm climes

Dark chocolate finish

and what there is of it is a luminescent purple

Gaining bottle complexity as it ages with stone fruits

Its heritage stretches back to 1896 when John Riddoch produced the first commercial vintage in the woolshed at Katnook

A wine of power and elegance with aromas of plum and dark chocolate

opulent palate of remarkable depth and drive

a position he held for 20 years before leaving to start Peter Lehmann Wines

5 and 7000 litres

fine persistent chocolaty textures

A near-opaque purple-maroon