Three Rings Shiraz Reserve 2005

3 Rings was founded in 2004 and soon thereafter was earning 90+ ratings for its Shiraz and Shiraz Reserve in the wine media. Winemaker Kym Teusner graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Science (Oenology major) in 2001. The Shiraz vineyard, with an average age of 35 years, is located on an east-west slope planted primarily on clay over calcrete and slate bedrock soil. The grapes for Shiraz Reserve come from the nearby Kalimna subregion of Barossa, from a single vineyard owned by David Hickenbotham (one of the “3 Rings” of the wine’s name). Here the terroir is sandy loam over black clay and the average age of the vines is 85 years.