Peter Lehmann The Barossan Shiraz

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"When God created Shiraz, he had the Barossa Valley in mind," Peter Lehmann used to say. And indeed, it is hard to imagine a place where the grape variety finds better conditions to ripen its opulently fruity taste, its concentrated richness of aromas, its velvety warmth, and its seductive spice.

The Lehmann estate pays special attention to this gift of nature. For his Barossa Shiraz, Peter Lehmann selects fully ripe grapes from chosen sites in the valley. The wine matures for over 12 months in small barrels of American and French oak. The result is an impressively complex red wine that reveals ripe plums, dark chocolate, and subtle oak in the bouquet. On the palate, multi-layered fruit aromas and wonderfully soft tannins join in, and in the finish, you can feel the velvety-soft essence of the Shiraz. fully ripe grapes from chosen sites in the valley. The wine matures for over 12 months in small barrels of impressively complex red wine, which already reveals ripe plums, dark chocolate, and subtle oak in the bouquet.

Multi-layered fruit aromas join in on the palate.

The grapes for the wines of the Peter Lehmann Winery come from 185 mostly small winegrowers in the Barossa Valley, some of whom have been farming their vineyards for five or even six generations. The majority of the vineyards are mature, with vines between 20 and over 100 years old.

For his Barossa Shiraz, Peter Lehmann selects fully ripe grapes from chosen sites in the valley. The result is an impressively complex red wine that convinces with its opulent fruit and its nuanced bouquet.

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