Australia's 49th Most Collected Wine is.....
TURKEY FLAT SHIRAZ!!!
Wine-Ark provides state of the art cellars for serious collectors of fine wine. In June 2006 a full stock-take was carried out to determine Australia's Most Collected Wines. The Top 50 was published in Gourmet Traveller wine featuring Turkey Flat Shiraz as the 49th most collected wine throughout Australia! What a proud achievement for us turkey's. We look forward to bringing you another outstanding vintage of Shiraz. The current 2004 vintage has just sold out, but look out for the 2005 Shiraz release in 2007.
James Halliday 2007 Australian Wine Companion
The Australian Wine Companion by James Halliday is a number one bestseller. This edition is the 10th anniversary and features profiles of over 2170 wineries, expert tasting notes, and ratings. James Halliday is one of Australia's most renowned wine critics with a very influential opinion. Turkey Flat vineyards received an honourable 5 star winery rating, as well as some fantastic wine reviews.
Butchers Block White
Rosé
Grenache
Butchers Block Red
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Sparkling Shiraz
The Last Straw
WHAT A QUESTION!!
MAX ALLEN
The Weekend Australian Magazine August 2006
I was asked to contribute to a UK wine magazine poll the other day and nominate my ‘favourite Aussie wine producer of the moment’. What a question!! Like choosing your favourite child…I have so many favourite wineries, but one of the strongest is Turkey Flat in the Barossa.
For a start, there is not a dud wine in the whole line-up, from the super-refreshing 2006 Rose to the super-rich Pedro Ximenez. I also love the fact that owners Pete and Christie Schulz – and new winemaker, Jules Campbell are constantly refining and experimenting with new wines and techniques here. It might be the tangy, textural blending of Marsanne and Viognier for the 2005 Butcher’s Block White, or the co-fermentation of a little Marsanne, and blending of a splash of Grenache and Mourvédre into Shiraz to add complexity.
Most Impressive of all, though, is how the wines just get better with each vintage. The Turkey Flat team recently opened six vintages of the Shiraz including the first, the 1990 – over dinner at the Schulz’s house. The 2004 is by far the best of the lot; gorgeously plush and rich, but with the trademark Turkey Flat earthy, savoury edge (a flavour sucked from the soil by the Schulz’s ancient vines) that will mature into an almost Italianate, forest-floor deliciousness over the next 10 years.
What do the wine professionals drink for fun??
Published by Jancis Robinson
…I had the chance to put my question in person to Australia's best known wine writer, James Halliday. He knit his magnificent eyebrows and I sensed a Michael Broadbent moment but this former lawyer is never short of a word. "I always used to include one of Australia's top rosés in my top 100 wines - Turkey Flat or Charles Melton's - saying 'I know it won't sell' and, blow me, now everyone's drinking them."
UK Financial Times – food and drink
29th July 2006