Characteristics:
Schild Estate's Shiraz reflects the soft elegant palate of Schild's viticultural home in the southern portions of the Barossa Valley. The toasted herbs are distinctive, offering rosemary and bay leaf accents to the dried cherry and blackberry core, with accents of fresh orange zest and plenty of cigar box details. Expressive, especially on the finish. Drink to 2023.
Food pairing: loves a chateaubriand and stews (coq au vin!). Try with your best homemade lasagne or pasta with a tomato sauce 'à la provençale'.
About the winery:
Schild Estate wines are created with authenticity and passion. Grapes are sourced from a number of selected vineyards around Lyndoch and Rowland Flat in Barossa Valley. Winemaker is Scott Hazeldine.
The Barossa wine region in South Australia is a contemporary region with a European tradition of food and wine that spans 7 generations. It has a long history of making full-bodied reds and robust white wines. Ed Schild is a Barossa Valley grape grower who first planted a small vineyard at Rowland Flat in 1952. The flagship wine is made from 170-year-old shiraz vines. The Schild portfolio comprises pure Shiraz, Cabernet or GSM blend, sparkling white and red, an unwooded Chardonnay and a vibrant Moscato. Each wine truly reflects terroir and varietal character.