Grant Burge Distinction Balthasar Barossa Shiraz 2019 (Australia)

Description

• French oak
• Red-berries
• Dark chocolate
• Silky tannins

Rich ruby in colour with enticing, vibrant aromas of red-berries, cloves and dark chocolate, along with a hint of sweet spice. The palate is a perfect balance of red berry fruit and soft chalky tannins. Balthasar is all about texture with the concentrated blackberry, plum and silky blueberry fruit flavours all perfectly integrated with the soft, silky tannin structure.

The Balthasar Shiraz, one of Grant Burge’s Wines of Distinction, is sourced from the Eden Valley region of the Barossa, showcasing elegance and varietal definition from this cooler part of the district. 

The Burge winemaking tradition began with Grant’s Great Grandfather, Meshach, named after the Biblical Meshach, a man of strong religious conviction in the City of Babylon. Another great influence of these ancient times was Balthasar, one of the three wise men, who brought the gift of myrrh to the new born King. In honour of these two noble men, the winemakers has created an elegant, highly expressive Shiraz with rich fruit and chocolate flavours balanced by long silky tannins.