Petit Verdot Shiraz
Available February 2025 – Reserve yours today!
This Aussie blend of Petit Verdot and Shiraz is bold and enticing. The Petit Verdot brings structure, depth, and freshness, while the Shiraz adds mid- palate weight and vibrant fruit notes. The nose is dominated by aromas of blackberry and plum with subtle hints of pepper and delicate spice notes. The palate is rich and full-bodied with ripe dark fruits like black cherry, plum and black currant. Supple tannins and a long satisfying finish round out this noble blend.
Riverland is one of the most picturesque wine growing regions in sunny Southern Australia. This long-established region is just east of the Barossa Valley and extends for miles along the Murray River. The continental climate brings long hours of sunshine, ensuring the grapes reach their optimal ripeness. The rich soil and temperate climate make the region a perfect fit for grape growing. It’s a place where citrus and stone fruit trees are abundant and where world-class vineyards are growing alongside the mighty Murray River.
This wine’s signature food pairing is grilled steak with herb roasted potatoes but it’s also a great match for eggplant parmesan, or grana padano.
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- Alcohol 13%
- Sweetness Dry
- Body Full
- Oak Heavy
- Time to Ready 6-8 weeks
- Yield ~30 x 750ml
- Price $15.00
Brand VineCo Global Passport 2025
Every year, our highly anticipated VineCo™ Global Passport Series takes us on a new adventure to the most prominent, well-respected wine regions – from highly touted up-and-coming regions to age-old vineyards with long histories. Available for a short time by reservation only.
Varietal Petit Verdot
This classic Bordeaux grape may be small in name- but Petit Verdot is BIG in flavour! It is a respected blending grape with its bold flavours and expressions. Petit Verdot is also more and more respected as a single varietal wine in regions like Australia, Chile and California.
Varietal Shiraz
Due to the popularity of Australian wines this grape is now probably better known to most wine drinkers as Shiraz, however in France (its original home) and most growing regions of the world it is still known as Syrah. While largely a blending grape in the Rhone region wines of France, most other growing regions feature Shiraz on its own. Look for nice berry flavours with a lively spiciness- very enjoyable.
Region Riverland Region, Australia
Southern Australia’s picturesque wine region is located east of the Barossa Valley and extends for over 300km along the Murray River. This long-established region has more Chardonnay plantings than all the Southern wine growing regions combined in Australia. Chardonnay from this region is vibrant with ripe flavours and oak is often used to support the richness of the wines and add further complexity. Riverland’s continental climate, flat terrain and long hours of sunshine mean the vines receive consistent, quality sunlight, greatly reducing their chance of disease and ensuring fully ripe, flavourful fruit. The Riverland region is the largest producer of wine in all of Australia. The scenic region is located east of the Barossa Valley and extends along the Murray River for more than 300km. The hot, dry continental climate with endless sunshine and cool nights makes the region one of the most perfect places for growing grapes. With minimal rainfall in the region the Murray River provides much-needed water to the area’s vineyards to help irrigate the vines to ensure fully ripe and flavourful fruit. It a place that where citrus and stone fruit tress are abundant and where world class grapes are grown alongside the wildlife filled wetland and the mighty Murray River.
Sweetness Dry
Dry wines like Cabernet and Pinot Grigio have no perceptible amount of sweetness to the drinker and will often be detected as having a drying character in the mouth.
Body Full
The big wines that can stand on their own. Often premium wines with higher tannins, alcohol levels and oaking levels as they all factor in a bigger tasting wine.
Oak Heavy
Big reds like Cabernet and ultra premium wines will have higher levels of oak as it adds to the complexity and finish that wine drinkers expect.
