Winery Auswan Creek1908 Vineyard Centenarian Shiraz
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The 1908 Vineyard Centenarian Shiraz of the Winery Auswan Creek is in the top 0 of wines of Barossa Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Auswan Creek's 1908 Vineyard Centenarian Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali
Powerful and alcoholic reds with an inky colour, firm tannins and a dense palate, on intense aromas of blackberry, candied plum, fig, Mediterranean garrigue (bay, rosemary), spices and balsamic notes. Excellent ageing potential. Star of the Dalmatian appellations Dingač and Postup on the vertiginous slopes of the Pelješac peninsula, also in Hvar and Brač. Native Croatian variety, a natural offspring of Crljenak Kaštelanski (ancestor of Zinfandel) × Dobričić.
Informations about the Winery Auswan Creek
The Winery Auswan Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa Valley
World icon of Australian Shiraz: powerful, silky, sun-drenched king red with notes of jammy blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, liquorice and a touch of sweet spice, enveloping tannins — Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace as mythical bottles. Fleshy, spicy old-vine Grenache (up to 180 years), dense Mourvèdre, structured Cabernet as complement. GI northeast of Adelaide (~11,600 ha), hot dry climate, pre-phylloxera vines founded by Silesians in the 19th c.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Private cellar
A term that designates an estate or a château belonging to a winegrower or a family, as opposed to a cooperative cellar that brings together member winegrowers.
