Bannockburn '1314' Shiraz 2025
- TASTING NOTE: “Made from estate-grown fruit and matured in hogsheads (10% new). Just as good, if not better, than last year's impressive and very well-priced release. An impressive crimson purple colour. Aromas of dark fruits, freshly cracked black pepper, florals and spice all precede the richly flavoured, gently structured and very well-balanced palate. This is a wine that will look even better over the next four to six years.” 95 Points - Phillip Rich, Halliday
- ABOUT THE WINE: Shiraz has made a couple of cameos in Bannockburn’s 1314 range over the years, but from the 2024, its place is now locked on. As with the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, vine age plays a significant role in the quality here, especially considering the price. The fruit hails from the both Bannockburn’s historic, 1974-planted Range vineyard as well as 1990 and 1996 vines on the Winery Block. Picked for brightness, the fruit was destemmed and fermented on skins for seven days before being pressed off to mostly old hogsheads (10% new) for nine months’ maturation. Bearing all the hallmarks of a great Shiraz vintage, it is vibrant and inky with ripe plums, dark cherries, and meaty notes trailed by hints of blood, violet and spice jostling out the glass. The palate is svelte and juicy with dark fruit and pepper spice framed by fine, dusky tannins. A touch of earthy minerality adds complexity to a wine that already overdelivers.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Stuart Reginald Hooper established the estate in the limestone soils of Geelong’s Moorabool Valley in 1974. This family domaine is now managed by the second and third generation alongside winemaker Matt Holmes and viticulturist Lucas Grigsby. It has some of the region’s oldest vines and is a pioneer of high-density planting in Australia. Yields are tightly restricted, and farming across the estate is organic. The estate is famed for cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and the full range includes Riesling, Shiraz, Gamay and Sauvignon Blanc. Alongside the Estate wines and value-driven 1314 bottlings are the world-class single-site wines from the close-planted blocks.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Geelong, Victoria
- VARIETAL: Shiraz
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Holmes
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Organic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
- TASTING NOTE: “Made from estate-grown fruit and matured in hogsheads (10% new). Just as good, if not better, than last year's impressive and very well-priced release. An impressive crimson purple colour. Aromas of dark fruits, freshly cracked black pepper, florals and spice all precede the richly flavoured, gently structured and very well-balanced palate. This is a wine that will look even better over the next four to six years.” 95 Points - Phillip Rich, Halliday
- ABOUT THE WINE: Shiraz has made a couple of cameos in Bannockburn’s 1314 range over the years, but from the 2024, its place is now locked on. As with the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, vine age plays a significant role in the quality here, especially considering the price. The fruit hails from the both Bannockburn’s historic, 1974-planted Range vineyard as well as 1990 and 1996 vines on the Winery Block. Picked for brightness, the fruit was destemmed and fermented on skins for seven days before being pressed off to mostly old hogsheads (10% new) for nine months’ maturation. Bearing all the hallmarks of a great Shiraz vintage, it is vibrant and inky with ripe plums, dark cherries, and meaty notes trailed by hints of blood, violet and spice jostling out the glass. The palate is svelte and juicy with dark fruit and pepper spice framed by fine, dusky tannins. A touch of earthy minerality adds complexity to a wine that already overdelivers.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Stuart Reginald Hooper established the estate in the limestone soils of Geelong’s Moorabool Valley in 1974. This family domaine is now managed by the second and third generation alongside winemaker Matt Holmes and viticulturist Lucas Grigsby. It has some of the region’s oldest vines and is a pioneer of high-density planting in Australia. Yields are tightly restricted, and farming across the estate is organic. The estate is famed for cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and the full range includes Riesling, Shiraz, Gamay and Sauvignon Blanc. Alongside the Estate wines and value-driven 1314 bottlings are the world-class single-site wines from the close-planted blocks.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Geelong, Victoria
- VARIETAL: Shiraz
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Holmes
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Organic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
Original: $21.46
-65%$21.46
$7.51Description
- TASTING NOTE: “Made from estate-grown fruit and matured in hogsheads (10% new). Just as good, if not better, than last year's impressive and very well-priced release. An impressive crimson purple colour. Aromas of dark fruits, freshly cracked black pepper, florals and spice all precede the richly flavoured, gently structured and very well-balanced palate. This is a wine that will look even better over the next four to six years.” 95 Points - Phillip Rich, Halliday
- ABOUT THE WINE: Shiraz has made a couple of cameos in Bannockburn’s 1314 range over the years, but from the 2024, its place is now locked on. As with the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, vine age plays a significant role in the quality here, especially considering the price. The fruit hails from the both Bannockburn’s historic, 1974-planted Range vineyard as well as 1990 and 1996 vines on the Winery Block. Picked for brightness, the fruit was destemmed and fermented on skins for seven days before being pressed off to mostly old hogsheads (10% new) for nine months’ maturation. Bearing all the hallmarks of a great Shiraz vintage, it is vibrant and inky with ripe plums, dark cherries, and meaty notes trailed by hints of blood, violet and spice jostling out the glass. The palate is svelte and juicy with dark fruit and pepper spice framed by fine, dusky tannins. A touch of earthy minerality adds complexity to a wine that already overdelivers.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Stuart Reginald Hooper established the estate in the limestone soils of Geelong’s Moorabool Valley in 1974. This family domaine is now managed by the second and third generation alongside winemaker Matt Holmes and viticulturist Lucas Grigsby. It has some of the region’s oldest vines and is a pioneer of high-density planting in Australia. Yields are tightly restricted, and farming across the estate is organic. The estate is famed for cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and the full range includes Riesling, Shiraz, Gamay and Sauvignon Blanc. Alongside the Estate wines and value-driven 1314 bottlings are the world-class single-site wines from the close-planted blocks.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Geelong, Victoria
- VARIETAL: Shiraz
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Holmes
- CLASSIFICATION: Minimal Intervention, Organic Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
