Indigo Vineyard Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Brokenwood's exploration outside of the Hunter Valley led them to the picturesque, cool-climate region of Beechworth in Victoria, specifically to the Indigo Vineyard. Established in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, this vineyard sits on ancient decomposed granite and gravelly clay loams. The Indigo Vineyard Shiraz showcases a distinct contrast to Brokenwood's Hunter Valley reds, offering a more structural, savory, and spice-driven profile. Hand-harvested grapes are typically fermented in open-top fermenters with a portion of whole bunches to enhance aromatic complexity, followed by maturation in French oak puncheons and barriques. The wine tells a story of regional diversity, marrying Brokenwood's elegant winemaking philosophy with the rugged, mineral-rich terroir of Victoria's high country.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney solicitors James Halliday, John Beeston, and Tony Albert, Brokenwood Wines began on a ten-acre Pokolbin parcel initially intended as a cricket ground. Situated in the lower Hunter Valley against the Brokenback Mountain Range, the estate operates on alluvial loams and heavy clay soils, shaped by a warm, humid subtropical climate with cooling maritime breezes. While historically anchored by its renowned Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Brokenwood established equivalent global renown for its pure, cellar-worthy white wines. The estate practices certified viticulture under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia standards, supervised in cellar operations by Chief Winemaker Stuart Hordern following Iain Riggs's transformative tenure. Renowned benchmark expressions include the single-vineyard and aged ILR Reserve Semillon—celebrated for low-alcohol tension, racy citrus acidity, and nuanced toast developments without oak maturation—alongside single-site iterations like Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon and cool-climate chardonnays from Beechworth and Orange.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.0%