About
The Campbells story began in the mid nineteenth century when John Campbell, a Scottish immigrant, went to work in the gold mines in North East Victoria. Realising that he might not make his fortune from gold, he turned to the land to make his living. By 1870, John had planted the Bobbie Burns Vineyard and established Campbells of Rutherglen. As the family business was passed down through the generations, after surviving a complete wipe out of their crops, it is still standing today, 145 years later. Still very much a family business and with a remarkable history to boot.
A wet winter and mild summer with regular rainfall through the growing season allows a gradual build up of ripe flavours to produce an elegant wine with great fruit depth and balance. After fermentation on skins for seven to ten days using open and closed fermenters, this wine was subsequently aged for a period of 18 months in a mixture of new to three year old premium French and American barrels.
Style and Values
- Type: Bottle
- Closure: Screwcap
- ABV: 14.5%
- Country: Australia
- Vint: 2021
- Food Match : Enjoy now with a Moroccan spices
- Tasting Notes:
Dark plums and blackberry perfectly integrated with the more elegant characters of black pepper and aniseed, a hint of spicy oak sitting in the background. This wine is full bodied with mouth filling plum and mulberry fruit yet the palate is beautifully structured with layers of fine tannin and complementary characters of liquorice and cocoa.
- Grape Types: Shiraz
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