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Australian Sparkling Wines > Pinot Shiraz
The combination of Pinot Shiraz allows the mature Pinot Noir's complex flavours of the raspberries, strawberries, cranberries, violets, game, compost, all spice, tobacco and hay, coupled with its silky, velvety texture, to captivate the Pinot Noir as the most precocious of the fine wine grapes to grow and vinfy. Relatively low in tannin and acidity, it needs a cool climate's this is then combined with the Shiraz to produce depth of colour and aroma. When young, the Shiraz displays floral and fruity raspberry notes. Once its matured, this evolves into notes of black pepper, leather, spices and game. Shiraz is a very versatile grape and can be grown in almost any climate, although yields need to be kept down and overripeness must be avoided or the wine can become heavy, flabby and too tannic. Overall Shiraz is used both as single variety and in blends with goods results.
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