Ancient Earth
Members Only Shiraz 2022
This is super juice! It is a quintessential McLaren Vale Shiraz taken from a selection of some of our best Shiraz parcels.
We don’t make much of this wine. That’s why it’s a Black Sheep Club exclusive. We made this beautiful wine for our favourite people to enjoy. It’s what we like to do
Vegan friendly
🏆 93 points - Halliday Wine Companion
🏆 92 points - Wine Advocate
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A really great red wine for a cold winters day! Delicious!! - Tom
Winemaker's Notes
An assembly of excellent parcels sourced from a cross-section of McLaren Vale to create a regional expression of Shiraz. In contrast to the Black Bloods that highlight sub-regions, Ancient Earth aims to target the highest quality subregions across the entire area and blend them into a seamless representation of what the Vale does best.
Bouquet & Palate
A blunderbuss blast of brownie-dense blackcurrant, plums, and dark red roses. Spicy French oak, sandalwood, black pepper. Thunderously rolling along the tongue, big brash and handsome. An utterly all encompassing flavour. A commanding palate.
Food Match
Garlic butter roast portobello mushrooms with polenta, or Herb-crusted top loin beef roast - with all the sides.
Technical Details
- Type: Red
- Varietal: Shiraz
- Region: South Australia
- Appellation: McLaren Vale
- Vintage: 2022
- Bottling Date: 22/09/2022
- Harvest Date: 15/03/2021
- Maturation: 100% Oak Matured
- Cellaring Recommendation: 5 through 10 years
- Alcohol: 14.75
- pH: 3.54
- TA: 6.1
- RS: <2g/l
- Vegan Friendly: Yes