{"product_id":"back-block-2022-shiraz-dozen-eofy-2026","title":"Back Block 2022 Shiraz Dozen - EOFY 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack Block is Back! \u003cbr\u003eMultiple award winner, rated 94 points twice!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe 2022 is a beautiful full-bodied Shiraz in a traditional Australian style with loads of colour and flavour and firm juicy tannins, delightful layers of plum and raspberry with classic Shiraz pepper and dusty powdery tannins that linger in the tradition of a classic big-hitting Shiraz in a velvet glove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally developed to help local growers with excess fruit over 15 years ago, Back Block has developed into a \"reserve\" style wine.  Always sourced from the very best local vineyards and often blended with a percentage of Mount Avoca Estate wine, it is now a sourced from an ACO certified organic vineyard - this single vineyard Shiraz is grown on vines running north-south so is bigger more robust style than the Mount Avoca vineyard that runs east-west.  A wonderful example of how wines really are made in the vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilver, Gold and WineClub members enjoy free freight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLOUR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark red, intense opaque with a bright lustre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOSE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAromas of blackberry jam, just picked black currants and Doris plum, with a subtle roasted coffee and a cracked black pepper overlay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePALATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh, full bodied flavours of blackberry, sweet vanilla cherry, cocoa and toasted hazelnut wrapping around the fine supple tannins from small barrel aging. Plush and rich with lovely intensity balanced by a long clean finish with undertones of raspberry coulis, freshly ground black pepper and toasty oak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHarvested in the morning, the grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, crushed into stainless steel fermenters for MLF fermentation. The wine was matured with French and American Oak for 18 months. It was fined and filtered before being bottled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRich vegetable soup or minestrone or gnocchi followed by roast lamb with seasonal vegetables, Beef Bourguignon or Osso Bucco, served with polenta, wood-fired sweet potatoes and a selection of grilled or roasted vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAWARDS \u0026amp; REVIEWS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Showcase: 94 points, Wine Orbit: 94 points, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMultiple medal winner at Sydney and Rugtherglen wine shows.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mount Avoca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47374975959189,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1084\/5922\/files\/Back_Block_2022_Shiraz_Dozen_EOFY_2026.png?v=1779437310","url":"https:\/\/mountavoca.com\/products\/back-block-2022-shiraz-dozen-eofy-2026","provider":"Mount Avoca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}