Dandelion Vineyards Red Queen of the Eden Valley Shiraz 2020
£62.45
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The wine
Dandelion's flagship, a rare old-vine Shiraz from ancient Eden Valley vines. Grown at altitude and given careful oak ageing, it is a wine of real stature.
Deep aromas of blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate, violet and spice. The palate is powerful yet refined, with velvety tannins, layered dark fruit and a long, savoury finish. Built to age for decades.
A wine for special occasions, superb with roast game, beef or lamb. Decant well ahead and serve at cool room temperature.
The producer
Dandelion Vineyards
View all Dandelion Vineyards winesDandelion Vineyards is a celebrated South Australian producer drawing on some of the state's oldest and most treasured vineyards, across the Barossa, Eden Valley and McLaren Vale. Founded by winemaker Elena Brooks and her husband Zar, it champions old vines and evocative, storybook labels. Character defines everything it makes.
The estate works with prized parcels of ancient Shiraz, Grenache and Riesling, some over a century old. These deep-rooted vines, grown across South Australia's warm valleys and cooler hills, yield fruit of remarkable concentration and perfume. Each vineyard tells its own story.
In the cellar, minimal-intervention winemaking lets the old-vine fruit speak. The Shirazes are rich yet fragrant, the Rieslings pure and racy, always with a sense of place. Balance and personality run through the range.
From the everyday Lionheart Shiraz to the rare old-vine Red Queen, Dandelion offers South Australia at its most charming. Vivid, generous and beautifully made, these are wines with a story in every bottle.
