Rosemount Estate’s Balmoral Syrah has always been a varietal masterpiece – a credit to the great Shiraz vines of McLaren Vale. Sitting at the very top of the Rosemount Estate family tree, Balmoral has achieved both local and international success.
While its origins have – and always will be – in McLaren Vale, the distinctive Balmoral style pays tribute to the Shiraz wines of the Rhone Valley and Mediterranean – hence the traditional French name ‘Syrah.’
Predominantly sourced from the McLaren Vale sub-region of Seaview, this wine is made from premium parcels from carefully selected vineyards (ranging from 50 to 100 years old) that produce tiny quantities of exceptional fruit. The result is a wine that delivers intense depth of flavour, superb length and fine acidity with a soft, velvety tannin structure.
Varietal | Syrah |
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Vintage | 2016 |
Country | Australia |
Region | McLaren Vale |
Volume | 750 mL |
Closure | Screw Cap |
Alc/Vol | 14% |
Peak Drinking | Now - 2028 |
Winemaker | Randall Cummins |
Silver | Royal Hobart Wine Show 2018 |
Silver | International Wine Spirit Competition 2018 |
Silver | Melbourne Wine show 2019 |
Bronze | KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show 2018 |
Bronze | Adelaide Wine Show 2018 |
Bronze | McLaren Vale Wine Show 2018 |
Bronze | National wine show of Australia 2018 |
Bronze | Royal Queensland Wine Show 2019 |
Bronze | Adelaide Wine Show 2019 |
Bronze | McLaren vale Wine Show 2019 |
A richly layered wine, brimming with notes of blood plums, mulberries and bitter chocolate. Undertones of cassis and complex dried spices combine with subtle oak, enriching the wines aromatic nose.
An explosion of vibrant fruits splash across the palate: Black cherries, blackberries, raspberries and dark plums. This very slowly subsides to reveal darker flavours: dark chocolate, black pepper and the hint of roasted meats adds a delicious savoury element. But what is truly divine is the mouthwateringly soft velvety tannins which carry the wine to a long and delicious finish.
McLaren Vale lies nestled between the Mt Lofty Ranges and the rolling white sand beaches of Gulf St Vincent. With its warm Mediterranean climate, relaxed coastal ambience and superb local produce, McLaren Vale is a melting pot of food, wine and the arts: the ultimate epicurean destination. The region is renowned for its soft and velvety Shiraz, with pronounced berry, spice and chocolate flavours.
Growing up on a wheat farm at Lock on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, Randall was not exposed to much of the wine industry, (although his family were enthusiastic consumers). With a keen interest in farming and science, Randall chose to complete a week’s work experience at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute. After realising that Agricultural Science was not for him, Randall began to spend lunch breaks reading books about wine in the library. Waite was home to the Australian Wine Research Institute, and was soon to become the home of the viticulture courses. From here the seeds of Randall’s future career were sown.
The course began, and from the moment the first wine was made, Randall was hooked. During this time, Randall worked in vineyards in McLaren Vale, doing a variety of jobs. Coincidently, many of the vineyards he worked on delivered fruit to Rosemount Estate. Randall was lucky enough to be employed by Southcorp as part of the graduate program in 2000 and completed vintages at Rouge Homme in Coonawarra and Penfolds in the Barossa Valley. From there, he moved to the Hunter Valley to start work for Rosemount Estate in 2002.
Randall feels lucky to be working with great people and great resources to make great wines that are richly flavoured, accessible and most importantly, fun! Randall believes this is one of Rosemount Estate’s greatest virtues: understanding that wine is about enjoyment.