Vintage
NV
ABV
13.9%
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Sparkling
Wine Description
The base wine for our Sparkling Shiraz is created from a Solera system. After tirage it spends up to 24 months on lees, adding elegance and a finer, more persistent bead. Pedro Ximènez is added following disgorgement, imparting a hint of sweetness to the finish. Considered a celebration wine in our region, it also provides an excellent accompaniment to rich, spicy and unctuous foods, for example Asian-style duck or pork dishes.
Accolades
NV Sparkling Shiraz No.14
"Turkey Flat Sparkling Shiraz, Barossa Valley (A$45) starts with fragrant dark fruit - berries and plum. The flavours are rich and the tannins nicely balanced, and a touch of reduction lends complexity without offending. Pritzker reported, 'Cherry choc-top aromas, cedar and nutmeg. Round and deeply fruity, showing generous, bright blackberry intensity and a gentle mousse. Well balanced, showing well-defined blackberry to the finish.'" 91 points
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, January 2020
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.