Vintage
2019
ABV
14.5%
AUD$ FOB / 9L Case
Above $200.00
Wine Type
Red
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
One ancient site of Eden Valley Shiraz is Dandelion's Red Queen.
Our Winemaker Elena Brooks crowned Colin Kroehn's Eden Valley Shiraz vineyard as our Red Queen. Its age, altitude, aspect and slopes are the key. Colin tended his beloved Shiraz vines for most of his life's 90 years and our Red Queen is made entirely of his vineyard. Planted in 1912, on a south facing slope of limestone bed rock covered with loamy sands absolutely laden with quartzite, the vineyard survives to this day. The rocky outcrops of quartz are spectacularly coloured with ironstone streaks, and sit over a c.1600 million year old Barossa Complex basement of gneiss and schist.
Accolades
Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin – 96+ points
James Halliday Wine Companion, James Halliday (12 May 2022) – 96 Points, Gold
Halliday Wine Companion, Tyson Stelzer (August 2021) – 96 Points
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2022 – 95 Points, Gold Medal
The Real Review, Stuart Knox (March 2022) – 95 Points
AWC Vienna 2022 - Gold
Winemaker's Bio
Elena Brooks, Founder and Chief Winemaker.
Elena Brooks left her native Bulgaria to study oenology in Australia where she earned a Bachelor of Science in oenology from the University of Australia. Though Australia remains her adopted viticultural home, she has crafted wines in Spain, Italy and Bulgaria. Highly skilled and experienced, Elena has a long list of accolades including being part of the team that crafted Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2004, which in 2005 earned Australia's highest winemaking award: the coveted Jimmy Watson Memorial. Recently, in 2020, Dandelion Vineyard has been awarded New World Producer of the Year at the prestigious Sommelier Wine Awards, UK.
