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2021 Hunter Valley Shiraz, Brokenwood Wine Republic

2021 Hunter Valley Shiraz, Brokenwood

Hunter Valley, Australia

Hunter Pulse

This is classic Hunter Valley Shiraz with perfume, savoury depth and that unmistakable Brokenwood polish. It opens with plum, blackberry and black cherry, then moves into violet, liquorice, black pepper, dried herbs, earth and a little smoky spice. There is concentration here, but not the weight of warmer-climate Shiraz. It feels lifted, aromatic and quietly confident.

The palate is medium-bodied, structured and finely balanced, with dark fruit wrapped in ripe tannins and a long, savoury finish. There is plenty of fruit, but the real charm is in the detail: pepper, leather, spice, gentle earthiness and a fresh line that keeps everything moving. It is already drinking beautifully with food, but has enough shape and tannin to develop further.

For when you want Shiraz with elegance, history and proper Hunter character.
Pairs with roast lamb, duck, pork shoulder, mushroom pie, peppered steak, lentils with herbs, barbecue pork ribs, or aged cheddar.
If this wine were… a texture, it would be red clay warmed by afternoon sun.

Brokenwood is one of the Hunter Valley’s benchmark producers, founded in 1970 and built around a reputation for serious Shiraz, ageworthy Semillon and a deep connection to the region’s great vineyard sites. The estate’s famous Graveyard Vineyard has become one of Australia’s most recognised Shiraz sites, with Brokenwood describing it as the source of its flagship wine and noting its heavy clay soils, low yields and intense fruit concentration. This 2021 Hunter Valley Shiraz sits just below that icon, drawing on young-vine Graveyard fruit, giving it a direct line to one of the country’s great red-wine stories.

Whats in the bottle
100% Shiraz

Notable Awards
When I think of Brokenwood, I think of this wine. The medium-bodied stalwart that showcases the savoury steadying hand that the Hunter imparts to its better wines. Red cherry, damson plum, baking spice, a seasoning of vanillan oak. There’s a loamy, earthen feel to the swathe of tannin, gentle enough to encroach upon, yet firm enough to ensure ageability 92 points Ned Goodwine winecompanion.com.au

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Founded in 1970 as a hobby venture by three Sydney-based solicitors- Tony Albert, John Beeston and Australian wine critic James Halliday- Brokenwood is perhaps best known for there Cricket Pitch label, which was first sourced from a 4-hectare block at the foothills of the Hunter Valley’s Brokenback Ranges. The block was originally earmarked as the local cricket ground before they decided to plant a vineyard instead. Similarly, Brokenwood purchased their neighbouring block, which was intended to be the local cemetery, and instead planted Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, becoming their critically acclaimed flagship wine, the Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz.
Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Riggs joined Brokenwood in 1982 and introduced new winery equipment and facilities specifically for premium white wine production. Since 1983, white wine makes up a significant part of total production and their Semillon is widely recognized as one of the finest in the world. Iain has also been the driving force behind Brokenwood’s expansion into the McLaren Vale in South Australia, Beechworth in Victoria, Margaret River in Western Australia, and Orange in New South Wales. Despite their expansion, they have managed to remain fiercely committed to producing unique and high-quality expressions of Australian terroir.
Iain is the driving force behind Brokenwood’s flagship wine, the Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz and its promotion as a unique Single Vineyard Shiraz. Rated as Exceptional in the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine, it is still the only Hunter Valley Shiraz to feature. Iain is also a great promoter of Hunter Valley Semillon with the highly acclaimed ILR (Iain Leslie Riggs) Reserve Semillon as the Brokenwood flagship white. Both the Graveyard Shiraz and the ILR Semillon are amongst the finest of their kind in not just Australia but the world.

Part vinomatic and part open top 2-4 tonne fermenters. The latter plunged two times per day. After 5 days, pressed off, with malolactic fermentation conducted in tank. The wine then went into 100% French oak made up of 25% puncheons and overall 25% new oak. The Shiraz grapes are sourced solely from the Graveyard Vineyard, being clonal vines planted through the 90s and massale selection from the 1968 plantings, with the oldest at 10 years of age.

Country
Australia
Grape
Shiraz
Producer
Brokenwood
Region
Hunter Valley
Size
750ml
Types
Red Wine
Vintage
2021