3 Rings Shiraz 2004

The 3 Rings label was founded in 2004 and soon thereafter was earning 90+ ratings for its Shiraz and

Reserve Shiraz in the world wine media, with the grapes coming from the rich terroir of Australia’s

famed Barossa Valley.

The vineyards for 3 Rings Shiraz lie on an east-west slope with predominantly north-south rows, at an

average age of 35 years. The soils are ancient and primarily clay over calcrete and slate bedrock, moving

to more weathered slate at the bottom of an ancient glacier. Over the hills, the soils are deep, sandy

loam and black clays. The grapes for 3 Rings Reserve Shiraz come from the nearby Kalimna sub-region of Barossa. It is a single vineyard owned by David Hickinbotham (one of the “three rings” of the wine’s name). The terroir here also is sandy loam over black clay -- and the age of the vines is an average of 85 years.