Orlando Centenary Hill Barossa Shiraz 2015

Orlando is one of the oldest brands in Australian wine, having been established in 1874 by the Gramps family. Centenary Hill Barossa Shiraz is a wine that stands out as an icon, a testament to Orlando’s legacy in South Australia, and the love of the Barossa. Sourced entirely from old vine blocks in the Southern Barossa, which are known to impart regional savoury flavours of dark chocolate and spice as well as dark berry and cherry fruits. The vine age produces small, low yielding crops with intensely flavoured berries, which lend dense red colour and ripe sweet tannins to the wine. Centenary Hill has had a makeover – Jacobs Creek is gone and Orlando is back and it has delivered a classic expression of Barossa Shiraz, as you’d expect. This is a crowd-pleasing Barossan from start to finish which is hearty, flavoursome and hard to put down. The wine is deeply coloured and flavoured with ripe mocha, mulberry and baked earth fruit aromas well supported by new toasty oak. It is then ripe and chewy with firm tannins, matched with layers of ripe, licorice scented fruit. The overriding impression is balance – all the pieces sit well together in a bold style. Yes it will age well, very well, and is a bit of a sleeper, but is also a great drink right now. – Angus Hughson, The Wine Pilot, 96 Points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Shiraz Country – Australia Region – Barossa Valley Vintage – 2015 Size – 750ml ABV – 14.5% Closure – Screw Cap Cellaring Potential – Until 2030