2024 Domenica Shiraz

One of the best Shiraz wines in Beechworth.

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Description

The Domenica Shiraz is right up there as one of the smartest buys for Beechworth reds. It’s a distinctly cool-climate, Northern Rhône-inspired take on the grape that consistently overdelivers on price.

The fruit comes from 30-year-old vines sitting at 450 metres on steep granitic soils. Because it’s a south-facing slope, the wine naturally holds onto a lot of tension and savoury spice. Graham ferments in concrete before ageing in French barriques, using just enough new oak (around 25%) to build depth without masking the site.

The 2024 release is a classic expression of the region. It's medium to full-bodied, leading with violets, earth, and a clear hit of white pepper. There’s a deep core of dark fruit on the palate, perfectly balanced by fully ripe, structured tannins.

It has great presence and intensity right out of the gate. It's an excellent drink today, especially alongside some roasted meat, but those tannins give it plenty of runway if you want to tuck a few bottles away in the cellar.

Domenica Estate Shiraz comes from 30-year-old cane pruned vines, growing on steep granitic soils at 450m elevation. The south-facing slope encourages fruit with structure, tension, tannin, and complexity.

A mild spring lead into ideal growing conditions for the 2024 season. The weather was benign, not particularly hot, cold, wet or dry. There was a short heat spike in mid-February preceding harvest.

A medium to full bodied wine, with powerful fruit underpinned with violets, earth and white pepper. This is a classic cool climate, granite soil syrah. The deep core of fruit is
balanced by fully ripe, structured tannin. The harvest conditions provided a wine
of early approachability, presence and intensity, with the necessary power and structure to age into a classic.

The 2024 Estate Shiraz will develop and evolve, allowing tension and tannin to soften further for those with the patience to cellar.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Screw Cap

Domenica

Peter Graham is one of Beechworth's most thoughtful and talented winemakers. From his small plot of land on the Beechworth "Golden Mile", Pete crafts articulate and powerful wines with a gentle hand.

He farms his vineyard organically, though uncertified, with great care. The quality of fruit it yields is first class. In the winery, everything is moved via gravity. Patience is a virtue that Pete definitely possesses. No wine is released until it's 'ready'.

The Nebbiolo is one of the country's benchmarks. The Chardonnay is always in high demand given Pete's history as assistant winemaker at Giaconda. The Shiraz is the very model of modern Australian Shiraz; a wine with both power and refinement.

As Mike Bennie once noted:"If you’re into the new wave of truefine wine producers of Australia you should be onto, should get onto, Domenica. Classics in the making. Rising high."

The gorgeous Domenica vineyard after vintage - Beechworth, VIC Domenica

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