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Bleasdale Floodgate Shiraz 2021
Langhorne Creek
From the second oldest family winery in Oz, this is classy, barrel-aged Shiraz. It's from Langhorne Creek, a premium region that's a bit cooler than most, so its wines have freshness to balance that dense blackberry, liquorice-tinged fruit. Superb.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Dense blackberry, fresh plum, liquorice, pepper spice, freshness
Aroma
Ripe blackberry, plum, cherry with exotic spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Bleasdale Vineyards have been proudly owned by the Potts family for five generations. Founder Frank Potts was born in Hounslow, and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of 9! He started his career as a powder monkey and travelled the world several times, before settling in South Australia in 1836. Originally a carpenter, in 1850, on seeing a great plot of land near the town of Langhorne Creek, he and his new wife bought it and began farming. Theirs became the first winery of this region. In 2007, Paul Hotker became their winemaker (Winemaker of the Year in 2018) and since then they've won 60 Trophies. Named after the floodgates Frank devised in 1850 to control the water flow, this is dense, ripe yet elegant Shiraz, aged a year in barrel.
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