Grant Burge BENCHMARK Shiraz

Meet the epitome of great wine, the Grant Burge Benchmark Shiraz wine, a premium, fruit driven wine with good balance between aroma and flavour.

• Vintage: 2020 - PHOTOS show 2021 bottle
  
• Origin: Grant Burge Wines, Barossa, South Australia
  
• Taste guide: Full bodied, deep garnet in colour with a bright red hue, this wine has a rich and varied bouquet of blackberry, ripe plum with hints of vanilla. The palate is rich and dense, with flavours of black cherry, vanilla, and smooth tannins that linger on the finish. The wine is aged for 18 months in a combination of new and old French and American oak barrels to enhance the complex flavors and give it a smooth and mellow finish.
• Food match: It is a perfect accompaniment to chargrilled red meats and hearty Italian dishes.
• 75cl - 14% - screwcap
  

Grant Burge Wines was established in 1988 and located in the heart of the Barossa Valley. Their wines are renowned all over the world for their consistent quality and integrity, allowing the terroir of their select vineyards to speak for themselves through minimal intervention, winemaking practices and careful vineyard management.

Grant Burge is a Five Star rated Winemaker in the "James Halliday Wine Companion", the "bible" of Australian wine.

This Shiraz was sourced from premium wine regions throughout South Australia. Benchmark is a delicious shiraz made to enjoy when young and vibrant. This is a really nice easy drinker that has qualities of a much more expensive wine.

"Benchmark" price, (pardon the pun) is £10, just £7.25 here for a wine that is drinking superbly well.