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The Black Stump Durif Shiraz 2018

South Eastern Australia

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  • Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2019
  • Gold, AWC International Wine Challenge - Vienna, 2019

Every vintage, winemaker Alan Kennett pulls out all the stops to create another sublime ‘Stump’. Before this wine came along, Durif was an experimental French grape relegated to history. Black Stump has changed all that. One sip and you’re smitten.

Every vintage, winemaker Alan Kennett pulls out all the stops to create another sublime ‘Stump’. Before this wine came along, Durif was an experimental French grape relegated to history. Black Stump has changed all that. One sip and you’re smitten.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Rich and smooth as silk. Long, super-ripe black fruit finish

Aroma

Ripe plums, spices, wild brambles. Very attractive

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

The Black Stump Durif Shiraz 2018

More information

  • 14.5% ABV
  • 10.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2021

According to winemaker Alan Kennett (and thousands of Black Stump customers), when you combine Durif and Shiraz “magical things happen”. Perhaps that explains Black Stump’s splendid decade of popularity. The wine owes its name to a mythical outback marker of the boundary between the known world and the unknown. Describe anything as the best “this side of the black stump” and you mean it’s reckoned to be unbeatable. How appropriate for an affordable Aussie red of peerless intensity and popularity. Dark Durif – “the grape that takes no prisoners” (The Observer) – and impressively juicy Shiraz seem to complement each other perfectly, creating a velvety, voluptuous, and irresistible style. Serve in large glasses with steak or a Sunday roast.

"Gorgeous, velvety drink. Absolutely moreish. It’s got all the right boxes ticked. Personal favourite" Online Review
For the 2017 vintage
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