Hunter's Wines is paying homage to an Australian connection this month with the launch of Golconda Shiraz.
The wine is made in homage to second generation family members, James and Edward Macdonald (nephews of Jane Hunter). Their great-great-grandfather’s paddle steamer, the Golconda, once plied the waters of the River Murray - and provided the inspiration behind this wine's name.
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2022 Golconda Shiraz RRP $39.99
The first swirl of the 2022 Golconda Shiraz tastes like walking through a vineyard in the Barossa Valley where deep colours and strong aromas land in each compelling sip of this dark crimson hued wine with its flavours of ripe blackberries and fleshy plums, framed by smooth tannins and toasted oak gained from maturation in French and American oak for 24 months. Gentle sloping vineyards planted between 320 and 340 metres above sea level are home to the 20+ year old vines that grew the grapes to make this wine. Those vineyards are in Greenock and Moppa. The wine is made in homage to James and Edward Macdonald's great-great-grandfather’s paddle steamer, the Golconda, which once plied the waters of the River Murray.
