Best shiraz in the world, 2006 now released
By Chris • Apr 17th, 2009 • Category: Grape Varieties
Syrah du Monde is an international competition, held in France, to find the best shiraz (syrah in french) wine. The aim is to highlight shiraz wines from all over the world and to use wine professionals to judge and award medals.
In 2008 the Witchmount Estate winery in Victoria were awarded first place for their shiraz 2004 vintage. In all their were 325 wines from 23 countries. It put Witchmount Estate and winemaker, Tony Ramunno, on the map.
The new 2006 range is out now and the 2006 shiraz promises to be every bit as good as the 2004 vintage. From the winemaker’s tasting notes, the season was excellent with an extended ripening period. The result was fully ripe fruit with intense, complex flavours. The wine has matured for 14 months in American and French oak. Aromas are pepper, cloves, licorice and rich red berry. The palate is vanillin oak, spicy berry fruit flavours and soft tannins. It’s described as a balanced shiraz with fine tannins and great complexity.
Jack’s Wine have the Witchmount Estate 2006 shiraz for $29.17 a bottle. It will benefit from cellaring up to 10 years.
Filed Under: Grape Varieties
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