“Sun dried” Shiraz
Liqueur Shiraz
My love for great Aussie fortifieds has led me to produce something quite unique. A real Liqueur Shiraz! Shiraz grapes were left to hang and whither on the vine, shrivelling and concentrating the sugars and grape flavours. Harvested as raisins, crushed into small picking bins and then fortified with neutral grape spirit during the initial stages of ferment, we were able to trap and preserve the wonderfully intense characters of the super ripe Shiraz grape.

Sun Dried Shiraz is thick and viscous, with plenty of rich flavours of raisins, black currant, liquorice, plums and a few other red berry fruits. It’s lusciously sweet with plenty of warm alcohol.

Having a mouthful of Sun-Dried Shiraz is a great way to finish a cold winters evening.

The Barossa Valley is blessed by having plenty of Sunshine and plenty of Shiraz grapes. A combination of the two, and with a bit of winemaking imagination, results in a uniquely rich and luscious wine like this. This wine too, is truly great stuff!  

More Information
Winemaker: Wayne Dutschke
Cases bottled: 230 6-packs (375ml bottles) 2 Hogsheads only
Vineyard: Ken Semmler's St. Jakobi Vineyard, Lyndoch, Barossa Valley
Region: Barossa Valley
Varieties: 100% “Sun Dried” Shiraz
Alcohol: 18.0%
Oak Maturation: In old French and American oak hogsheads
Cellaring potential: Even though Sun-Raisined Shiraz is great stuff now, we’ve also found it to bottle age nicely. Most probably showing its best after 12-18 months in the bottle.

Scores
“Unashamedly sweet and very ripe shiraz fruit, with an almost liqueur viscosity; most unusual and very difficult to point. Screwcap. - 91pts”
James Halliday Wine Companion 2011

“95pts”
The Wine Advocate - Issue 173 - October 2007

“Gold Medal”
Germany's “Mundus Vini” Wine Show