Hazyblur Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2007
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2006-
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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
Though Syrah originated in the Rhône Valley of France, Australia is home to the oldest Syrah (called Shiraz here) vines on the planet. Found in Australia’s Barossa Valley, where phylloxera has never threated viticulture, these ancient vines are between 140 to 175 years old!
Having brought fame and merit to the country’s wine scene since the early 1950s, namely via the debut of Penfolds Grange, today Syrah (Shiraz) claims rank as the most widely planted grape in Australia. In fact, the amount of land dedicated to Shiraz in Australia is now almost equivalent to what it is in France. Australian Shiraz has its own personality with flavors and aromas of intense blackberry, fruitcake, menthol, tobacco leaf and umami. Conveniently one can find great Australian Shiraz at a variety of price points but the very best will be dense, gloriously complex and capable of long aging.