The Pepperjack range is a tribute to the Barossa’s rich heritage. Our winemaking team have respect for traditional winemaking techniques yet are also dynamic and imaginative. Pepperjack winemakers are conscious of modern wine styles and create wines that reflect their passion for this special region.
Varietal | Shiraz |
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Vintage | 2020 |
Country | Australia |
Region | Barossa |
Volume | 750 mL |
Closure | Screw Cap |
Alc/Vol | 14.5% |
Peak Drinking | Enjoy Now |
Winemaker | Richard Mattner |
Gold | 2022 Hobart Wine Show |
Silver | 2022 Royal Queensland Wine Show |
Silver | 2022 Barossa Wine Show |
The nose shows ripe blackberries, plum, dark chocolate with aromas of spice, violets, and integrated oak.
Just one hour’s drive from South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, lies its gourmet capital (and wine Mecca), Barossa. One of the country’s most beautiful and historic wine regions, Barossa is a magnet for lovers of fine food and wine. Its classic Mediterranean climate, and free-draining red brown soils, makes the region ideal for growing grapes. Barossa produces excellent Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Riesling and Semillon.
The growing season started dry and continued that way, with the 2019 calendar year was the driest on
record for the Nuriootpa weather station. In some parts of Barossa, flowering was upset by a frost in
mid-October. In early November flowering wine grapes endured a period of strong winds, followed by many cold nights through mid-November. Then in late November, extremely hot weather affected later flowering areas and varieties. A hot December followed, with 16 days in December over 35oC. Not surprisingly, the combination of all these extremes meant the vines generally set below average bunch size, and berries remained smaller than normal as they developed. Later January and February provided some relief. 21mm of rain in early February, enabled many vineyards to slowly ripen their grapes, allowing picking to occur at optimal ripeness.
Growing up in the Barossa Valley, winemaker Richard Mattner was never far from wine. His grandfather's vineyard at the highly-regarded Light Pass district was Richard's playground during the school holidays. Upon leaving school, Richard gained employment as a cellar hand and began a career in the wine industry in 1993. Richard was destined to be a winemaker and in 2004 he graduated from Charles Sturt University with Bachelor of Applied Science (Wine Science). Richard says winemaking is an art and just another way of creatively expressing himself. In addition to his passion for red wine, Richard has a keen interest in all things sports and loves nothing more than to relax with friends and enjoy a char-grilled scotch fillet on the barbeque perfectly matched with a bottle of wine, of course.