Specifications
Vintage: 2016
Region: Eden Valley
Winemaker: Shawn Kalleske
Alcohol/Vol: 15.4%
Cellaring: Drink now to impress your fellow Shiraz fans, and if you have the luxury of several bottles in your cellar, drink till 2036 (the 2016 JH looks like a youthful version of the remarkable and firm favourite 2012 vintage of Jack Harrison).
Ideal serving temperature: 17 – 19ºc and decanting or aerating prior to serving will allow this Eden Valley fruit to really open up and sing.
Case Size: 6 packs
2016 JACK HARRISON SHIRAZ
$74.00
18 in stock
18 in stock
A gorgeous back vintage, 7 year old premium Barossa Shiraz. We’d done much of the cellaring for you already.
Single bottle purchases of this wine are welcomed.
4½ stars | Dish Aussie Shiraz Tasting; as featured in the March 2022 edition of Dish Magazine’s Aussie Shiraz Tasting Panel, where they tasted their way through 76 Shiraz entries to unearth the best Aussie Shiraz available in NZ. The panel scored all 3 of our Brockenchack Shiraz 4 ½ stars each, and popped 2 of them in the Top 10!
Gold | 2021 San Francisco International Wine Competition
From our picturesque single vineyard, situated high up in South Australia’s premier Shiraz-growing Barossa region, we bring you the 2016 vintage of our well respected Jack Harrison Shiraz.
“Elegant aromatic layering of cassis, cherry, plum, chocolate and five spice catches your attention immediately. The palate opens with a solid bang of velvety luscious Shiraz berry fruit, and stretches out like elegant ‘vinous elastic’. The well balanced, muscular palate has a deceptive amount of well integrated tannin, submerged below layers of elegant fruit. This is a tremendous piece of winemaking work from old vine Eden Valley Shiraz! Drink now to impress your fellow Shiraz fans, and if you have the luxury of several bottles in your cellar, drink till 2036.” Jane Ferrari, March 2021.
Decant and enjoy now, or cellar for up to another decade.
From our picturesque cool climate single vineyard, nestled high up (450-480m above sea level) in South Australia’s premier Shiraz growing Barossa region, we bring you the 2016 vintage of our well respected Jack Harrison Shiraz. Eden Valley delivers a more elegant and sophisticated Shiraz than those big Shirazes of the warmer Barossa Valley floor.
“Elegant aromatic layering of cassis, cherry, plum, chocolate and five spice catches your attention immediately.
The palate opens with a solid bang of velvety luscious Shiraz berry fruit, and stretches out like elegant ‘vinous elastic’. The well balanced, muscular palate has a deceptive amount of well integrated tannin, submerged below layers of elegant fruit. This is a tremendous piece of winemaking work from old vine Eden Valley Shiraz!
Ageing potential: Drink now to impress your fellow Shiraz fans, and if you have the luxury of several bottles in your cellar, drink till 2036. (*the 2016 JH looks like a youthful version of the remarkable 2012 vintage of Jack Harrison).” Jane Ferrari, March,2021
4½ stars | Dish Aussie Shiraz Tasting; as featured in the March 2022 edition where they tasted their way through 76 Shiraz entries to unearth the best Aussie Shiraz available in NZ. The panel scored all 3 of our Brockenchack Shiraz 4 ½ stars each, and popped 2 of them in the Top 10!
Gold Medal | 2021 San Francisco International Wine Competition
History of excellence:
2019 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2023 London Wine Competition
2018 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2023 New Zealand Wine Competition
2018 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2023 London Wine Competition
2017 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2021 London Wine Competition
2016 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2021 San Francisco International Wine Competition
2015 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2020 London Wine Competition
2015 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2019 San Francisco International Wine Competition
2013 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2018 Melbourne International Wine Competition
2012 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2016 Melbourne International Wine Competition
2011 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Bronze – 2015 New Zealand International Wine Show
2010 Jack Harrison Shiraz | Gold – 2017 New Zealand International Wine Show
Our 2016 harvest was a stand-out, with high quality fruit and supply returning to normal after several lesser-yielding vintages. Shaped by generally ideal ripening conditions, the 2016 vintage delivered dry heat with relief at the end of January with widespread rain. This, coupled with generous yields resulted in a juggling act, in order to capture all varietals at optimal ripeness. In Eden Valley, the quality was excellent for Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.