Dark berries
Stone fruit
Warm spice
Oak

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Wirra Wirra Church Block Shirz

Name: Wirra Wirra Church Block Shirz
SKU: 141816
Price: 18.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · Australia · 13%

$18.99each

What it tastes like

Blackberry · spice · generous finish

A celebrated Australian red blend offering generous blackberry, plum, spice, and subtle oak with a rich, balanced palate.

Dark berries
Stone fruit
Warm spice
Oak

Additional information

Wine
Style: Australia
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Wirra Wirra Church Block Shirz

For most of its life Church Block has been a McLaren Vale blend, but Shiraz has been part of every one since Greg Trott made the first in 1972. The single variety bottling is a recent addition from Wirra Wirra, and only the second Church Block released without other grapes in it.

The fruit draws on the gravelly character of the Church Block site, and the wine is dry, medium to full in body and savoury as much as juicy. It shows blackberry, dark cherry and plum, with cedar and a little raspberry confit, and the palate is plush, with fine tannins, chocolatey richness and fresh acidity holding it together. A spicy oak note lingers on the finish.

That mix of ripe fruit and savoury grip makes it an easy red to put on the table. Lamb chops are an obvious match, and a venison pie or a tray of grilled vegetables would suit it too. It is a wine for drinking now, though a bottle can be cellared for up to a decade if you prefer.