Shiraz Gamay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years of vintage release to preserve its fresh, vibrant fruit profile.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie and cured meats, grilled pork sausages, roasted duck breast
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the adventurous Australian winemaker Mark Haisma, this Vin de France is a playful and rebellious nod to both his heritage and his adopted home in Burgundy. The Shiraz Gamay blend resurrects a historic, cross-regional blending philosophy, reminiscent of the classic mid-20th-century Australian 'claret' style that blended Shiraz with lighter varieties. By marrying the dark, peppery, and structured character of Rhône Syrah with the vibrant, high-toned, and juicy fruit of Gamay, Haisma bypasses rigid appellation constraints to create a wine of pure pleasure. The result is an energetic, medium-bodied red that balances savory spice with bright red-berry crunch, showcasing Haisma's signature low-intervention, fruit-forward style. It is a delicious testament to what happens when New World curiosity meets Old World terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Australian-born winemaker Mark Haisma, a former protégée of Bailey Carrodus at Yarra Yering, this boutique domaine and micro-négociant is headquartered in Gevrey-Chambertin in the heart of Burgundy. Transitioning from the Yarra Valley to France in the late 2000s, Haisma combines Old World terroir sensitivity with New World dynamism across selected parcels in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and the Rhône Valley. His winemaking philosophy centers on low intervention, judicious use of whole clusters and neutral oak, and minimal sulfur, allowing site specificity and natural acidity to lead the profile. Renowned for wines ranging from serious Grand Crus like Bonnes-Mares to irreverently named cuvées like 'A Bogan in Bogandy', the portfolio is celebrated for its pristine fruit purity, textural tension, and authentic sense of place.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Syrah, Gamay