A Winery - Brokenwood wine tv 2011 graveyard shiraz video tasting note - Australian wine

Iain Riggs: Hello! I'm Iain Riggs, Managing Director and Chief Winemaker at Brokenwood Wines, a winery here in the Hunter Valley wine region. And welcome to the Brokenwood Wine TV Channel. Here in the heart of the Hunter Valley, at our bustling cellar door, Today is the release of our 2011 Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz wine. And I'm going to be bringing to you the wine tasting notes. So, for those of you who know this iconic Hunter Valley Shiraz, will know that there was no 2008 or 2010 release because of adverse weather conditions. This is of our commitment to quality. If we don't feel the wine is up to our high standard, then the wine won't be released. So, it has been a two-year wait, a very exciting wait because the 2011 vintage was an exceptional wine vintage here in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. So, what is the wine about? Well, it is a single Vineyard Shiraz of vines planted in 1968. So, a lot of age in the vines, dry grown, and also on roots, so, a very important heritage, if you like, for the Hunter Valley wine region. 2011 in some regions, did have rain. Hunter Valley normally is the one that cops the rain, but 2011 here in the Hunter - dry and perfect, just ideal for making a medium-bodied, Hunter Valley Dry Red. Most of the Hunter Valley wines they don't have big color, so it is medium density in color as lovely purple hues. The aromas that lovely, earthy, savory, sort of almost red current, the type of character that you get from Hunter Valley Shiraz. A little bit of oak there, but we try not to let the oak dominate the fruit characters. On the palate, you will find the lovely sweet fruit and again in that red fruit spectrum, lovely long soft tannins. This is why it's going to age for a long time. The Hunter Valley makes red wines, which do have great longevity. It doesn't mean that you have to wait for 20 years to drink a Graveyard Shiraz wine. Generally, in that sort of first 7 to 10 year period, beautiful drinking and they will go further. We can drink it as a young wine. Hunter Valley does not have big aggressive tannins or bigger aggressive oak. So, medium-bodied, but lovely long flavors, food, lamb, perhaps, not too strong in flavors. So, you perhaps would not have a big char-grilled steak because the char-grill might dominate the flavors of the wine. So, a lamb dish perhaps, even quail - barbeque quail would be quite good. So, lighter meats would be ideal for the Graveyard Shiraz. Thank you for watching! If you haven't subscribed to Brokenwood Wine TV? Do it now. For our latest video blogs, tasty notes, all the fun and games at Brokenwood Wines. I am Iain Riggs! Cheers!