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2012 Meshach Shiraz, Grant Burge Wine Republic

2016 Meshach Shiraz, Grant Burge

Barossa Valley, Australia

The Barossa Icon

An iconic wine from a special vintage.

This is flagship Barossa Shiraz in full ceremonial dress: deep, powerful, polished and unapologetically grand. It opens with blackberry, mulberry, dark plum and cassis, then folds into cinnamon, clove, black pepper, dark chocolate, mocha, coffee bean and polished oak. There is real density here, but it is not clumsy. The fruit is rich, the oak is present, and the whole thing feels built with the confidence of a wine that knows exactly where it stands.

The palate is full-bodied and commanding, with layers of black fruit, cocoa, spice and espresso wrapped in firm, grainy tannins. A small amount of whole-bunch fermentation adds lift and savoury spice, while the acidity gives the wine drive beneath all that Barossa richness. It is drinking beautifully now, especially with a decant, but has the structure and concentration to keep evolving for years.

For when you want the big bottle on the table to actually deserve the attention.
Pairs with ribeye steak, slow-braised beef cheek, roast lamb shoulder, venison, barbecue brisket, mushroom and ale pie, or aged cheddar.
If this wine were… an entrance, it would be heavy velvet curtains opening onto a candlelit banquet.

Grant Burge Wines is one of the Barossa’s great names, born from five generations of growers and a family story rooted in the region since the 1800s. Meshach is named for Meshach Burge, a central figure in the family’s early winemaking history, and today it stands as the estate’s flagship Shiraz. Made from old-vine Barossa fruit and crafted for depth, generosity and longevity, Meshach captures the Grant Burge signature at its most serious: dark-fruited, powerful, polished and built to age.

Whats in the bottle
100% Shiraz

Notable Awards
James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion: 95 points

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Grant Burge Wines is one of the great Barossa names, rooted in five generations of Burge family viticulture and a deep understanding of South Australia’s most famous wine region. The family’s Barossa story stretches back to 1865, and the Grant Burge name has become synonymous with generous, expressive wines that capture the richness, warmth and character of the valley.

At the heart of the estate is a devotion to classic Barossa reds, especially Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, made with depth, polish and a clear sense of place. Filsell is one of the key vineyard names in the portfolio, planted in 1920 near Lyndoch and long prized for fruit of intensity, concentration and longevity. It also contributes to Meshach, the estate’s flagship Shiraz, which gives Filsell its reputation as the younger brother to one of Barossa’s great icons.

What makes Grant Burge so compelling is the balance between heritage and generosity. These are unmistakably Barossa wines: plush, dark-fruited, richly textured and built for pleasure, but with enough structure and winemaking precision to age with confidence. From mature Cabernet to old-vine Shiraz, Grant Burge delivers the kind of Barossa character that feels both proudly traditional and deeply satisfying.

Crafting wine with grapes grown on historic vines is kept very simple in order to allow the grape\'s purity to shine. After crushing, the grapes were inoculated with yeast and remained in the open fermenters for between 6 to 9 days under careful observation. The fermenters were gently pumped over two to three times a day, then pump-over times reduced as fermentation progressed to allow ideal extraction and maintain balance. On completion of fermentation on skins, the wines were gently basket pressed and allowed to settle for 24 hours. The wines were then transferred into a combination of French and American oak for 18 months' maturation prior to bottling.