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Lou Miranda Estate Old Vine Shiraz Mourvèdre 2015

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Wow! Wine made from 117-year-old vines, you don’t get that every day! That means the vines were planted in 1898 for this wine.

Lou Miranda Estate Old Vine Shiraz Mourvedre 2015If you’re looking for an extra special bottle of red to enjoy, this is the bottle you’ve been searching for. Trust me, it’s worth the $65 price tag. Plus only 3,600 bottles were made!

Lou Miranda Estate in SA’s Barossa Valley has made this wine from a blend of 78% Shiraz and 22% Mourvèdre (also known as Mataro) grapes. It has spent over 36 months maturing in oak. For the wine geeks out there, they used American oak hogsheads (300L barrel) and 40% first use oak. Continue reading →

Lou Miranda Estate 2013 Old Vine Shiraz

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If you need an excuse (which you shouldn’t btw) to open that bottle of something nice you have, well today is that excuse! It’s Friday and it’s December.

Lou Miranda Estate 2013 Old Vine ShirazWho agrees with me?

I recently was gifted this bottle of Lou Miranda Estate 2013 Old Vine Shiraz from SA’s Barossa Valley and it’s made from grapes from 106-year-old vines, so it’s pretty special. Continue reading →

Lou Miranda Estate 2018 Old Vine Grenache

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Lou Miranda Estate 2018 Old Vine GrenacheWhy did I picture this wine with a door handle? Well, it’s because I wanted to sneak the bottle off to a locked room where I wouldn’t have to share a drop of it! This is one helluva delicious wine and there’s simply not enough in the bottle to share!

Introducing the Lou Miranda Estate Barossa Valley 2018 Old Vine Grenache. When we say ‘old’ we are referring to the 101-year-old vines from which the fruit comes from. Continue reading →