Hazyblur Baroota Shiraz 2005
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2004-
Parker
Robert
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Parker
Robert
Ross's winemaking background dates to watching his father, an Italian immigrant to Australia, anually make wine using a basket press and rubber boots.
Ross started experimenting, using his own winemaking techinques, making batches of wine with friends. After completing a winemaking course in 1996, Ross decided to get a bit more serious about it all.
Returning from a wine tasting trip through Coonawarra, driving in a car with not air-conditioning at the end of a long hot day, Ross noticed a mirage like haze over the vineyards. It was HAZYBLUR....
the rest as they say... Cheers Ross & Robyne
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Historically and presently the most important wine-producing region of Australia, the Barossa Valley is set in the Barossa zone of South Australia, where more than half of the country’s wine is made. Because the climate is very hot and dry, vineyard managers work diligently to ensure grapes reach the perfect levels of phenolic ripeness.
The intense heat is ideal for plush, bold reds, particularly Shiraz on its own or Rhône Blends. Often Shiraz and Cabernet partner up for plump and powerful reds.
While much less prevalent, light-skinned varieties such as Riesling, Viognier or Semillon produce vibrant Barossa Valley whites.
Most of Australia’s largest wine producers are based here and Shiraz plantings date back as far as the 1850s or before. Many of them are dry farmed and bush trained, still offering less than one ton per acre of inky, intense, purple juice.