Saltram No.1 Shiraz 2014

On March 20 1862, Saltram crushed its first grapes and produced 1800 gallons of a wine that was simply called ‘No 1. Shiraz’. Over the years successive vintages of No.1 has won numerous awards at major wine shows across Australia. The secret to this wine's success lies in the extraordinary heritage of old Barossa vines along the eastern fringes of the Valley floor.

A richly layered wine, brimming with notes of blood plums, mulberries and bitter chocolate. Undertones of cassis and complex dried spices combine with subtle oak, enriching the wines aromatic nose. Full bodied, plush and mouth filling with savoury, velvety tannins on the pallet. Balanced and complex, exerting multi layered concentrated flavours.

"Deep purple/red colour and a rich, ripe, toasty licoricey aroma; concentrated and inky. The palate holds masses of spice, licorice and black fruit flavours of great impact and power. Full-bodied, with masses of tannin. A sensational big red of a type the Barossa does so well. 96 Points Huon Hooke"