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Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and High Eden, the Old Vine Charter, four grapes and five verified producers and wines.
All levels107 min15 stepsAbout Barossa Valley
Part of Australia
Start with the Barossa Valley, where Shiraz makes up about 50% of plantings and Silesian Lutheran settlers planted the first vineyards.
Climb to Eden Valley, where vineyards sit at 380 to 500 metres and daytime temperatures run 2 to 3°C lower than in the Barossa Valley.
Then High Eden, the only official sub-region within Eden Valley, at 450 to 550 metres on rocky, acidic soils.
Next, the Barossa Old Vine Charter, which sorts vines into four age tiers, from Old Vine at 35 years to Ancestor at 125.
Now the grapes, starting with Shiraz, which in the Barossa is richer and riper, fuller in body and alcohol.
Grenache, a grape of hot, dry climates, made in the Barossa Valley as both varietal wines and blends.
Syrah / Shiraz vs Grenache / Garnacha
Set Syrah and Grenache side by side on climate, flavor, structure and their roles in blends.
Mourvèdre, also called Mataro, a thick-skinned grape whose longest New World track record is in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.
Mourvèdre / Monastrell vs Syrah / Shiraz
Compare Mourvèdre and Syrah on origin, climate, flavor and their roles in blends.
Riesling, which Eden Valley makes in a bone-dry, lime-driven style.
Now producers: Peter Lehmann Wines, founded in 1979, which partners with 79 growers across 16 Barossa regions.
Seppeltsfield, established in 1851, which keeps a single vintage Tawny from every year since 1878.
Wolf Blass, founded in 1966, which calls the Barossa its heartland and blends across South Australian vineyards.
Penfolds Grange, a multi-district South Australian blend built on Shiraz, conceived by Max Schubert in 1951.
Finish in Eden Valley with Hill of Grace, Henschke's single-vineyard Shiraz from own-rooted vines, the oldest planted around 1860.
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