Vintage
2019
ABV
13.2%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
A modern, fresh and fruit driven wine, showcasing the lighter, brighter style of Shiraz. The Butchers Block Shiraz was first released in 2016, expanding the breadth of what Shiraz varietal wines from the Barossa can express. Designed for drinking young, with 15% whole. bunch and no new oak.
Accolades
2018 Butchers Block Shiraz
Gold Medal, The National Wine Show - 2019
Gold Medal, Royal Melbourne Wine Show - 2019
Gold Medal, Royal Adelaide Wine Show - 2019
“It’s complex, relaxed, medium-bodied, its black fruits playing the game”. 94 Points | SPECIAL VALUE
James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2021
"Good to get reacquainted with the wines from Turkey Flat... This has 15% whole bunch and no new oak. It’s bright, flavoursome, packed with boysenberry and fresh blackberry, spice and blue flowers. Medium bodied, cool in acidity and emery tannin, some meat in with the fresh dark berry fruit, certainly the spice and energy is here, and the finish is clean, lightly chalky, with a smattering of dried herb and pepper in the aftertaste. It’s a wonderful expression of modern Barossa Shiraz." 93 Points
Gary Walsh, The WINEFRONT
Winemaker's Bio
Mark Bulman, Winemaker, has always had an infatuation for taste and flavours. Strong influence from his German relatives saw him grow up around a family that viewed food as a celebration.
A curious nature and an insatiable appetite, led him on a path of food discovery that gradually revealed the wider world of fine wine.A passionate Physics teacher introduced Mark to the thought of winemaking and it was during secondary school that Mark decided to unite his interests of science and food by enrolling in Oenology at the University of Adelaide. An ability to make the most of his opportunities saw Mark work in a variety of regions for esteemed producers in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. During this time Mark gained a philosophy that wines should be judged by far more than just flavour and taste alone, a summation of culture; the people, history of a region and local foods are all required for a wine to find true context.
Arriving at Turkey Flat in late 2008 Mark was pleased to find a winery where quality and integrity were priority. He quickly began to implement his skills with the Turkey Flat wines looking to add definition and balance to the naturally generous Barossa Valley style. He continues to enjoy the challenges of working in a warmer climate, and though he values all the wines he makes, Mark has developed a love for Grenache that borders on the obsessive.