Majella Sparkling Shiraz – Sparkling red wines are a great Australian tradition, and Majella has kept this alive with their popular Sparkling Shiraz. A vibrant dark red with a fine bead, it boasts plum, raspberry, and blackberry aromas, a rich, smooth palate, gentle tannins, and a generous finish. Perfect for any occasion!
The grapes come from Coonawarra which lies only 60 miles inland, exposed to a maritime climate, with dry and moderately cool summers. Persistent cloud cover generally moderates the ripening period temperatures. The ‘Terra Rossa’ of Coonawarra is Australia’s most famous soil, renowned for its affinity with Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
The base wine of their Sparkling Shiraz is matured in 2nd and 3rd use French oak hogsheads for five months before undergoing secondary fermentation in the bottle. The wine remains on lees for 14 months and, using méthode traditionnelle, the bottles are hand-riddled, then disgorged. A small amount of vintage port is added for extra complexity.
It’s a great wine for any occasion, and goes well with most food styles particularly game, spicy foods and cured meats. The Aussies call this a breakfast wine. Enjoy now or cellar for up to 10 years to develop further complexity.
Majella Sparkling Shiraz a fabulous example of Australian Sparkling “breakfast” wine
Majella craft some of the finest wines in the country on one of the most revered strips of dirt in the wine world. Winemaker, Bruce Gregory made the very first wine for Majella and has made every one since. Their flagship wine Majella Cabernet Sauvignon has entered Langton’s Classification of Australia’s Best Wines.
To find out more about the Majella winery go to their website.
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Majella Sparkling Shiraz – a great example of this hugely popular Aussie style of wine.
£27.00 a bottle
11 in stock
Majella Wines – When James Halliday states in the press that you’re the best winery in Coonawarra and a combined team of Bob Campbell M.W, Michael Fridjon M.W and James Halliday rate your top wine the best in all of Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, you know you’ve arrived!
Brian “”Prof”” Lynn would never brag about these accolades but it’s quite clear that he has a lot to be very proud of. The Lynn family have been residents of the Penola area of Coonawarra for four generations and have progressed from being store-keepers to grazers and on to grape growers. Since 1968, the Lynn family have built up one the finest vineyards on one of the most revered “”strips of dirt”” in the wine world.
The famous “”terra rossa”” soils provide a home to 150 acres of vines planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Riesling.
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Coonawarra is considered the most renowned wine region in Australia. It has the ‘terra rossa’ soils and some great winemakers, and subsequently responsible for some of the best wines produced in Australia. Most notably red wines and Cabernet Sauvignon in particular. The first vineyard was planted in the 1880s at Yallum, (John Riddoch’s). The region did not establish its reputation as a winemaking area until the 1950s when Wynns and Penfolds purchased acreage on the back of a resurgence in the table wine market. Investment by large and small companies led to expansion, securing Coonawarrra’s status as a great wine. The climate is regarded as Mediterranean. The main wine styles: Red – Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet-Merlot blend, Shiraz; White – Chardonnay.
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