Eaglehawk Merlot
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years of vintage release to appreciate its fresh fruit character.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, tomato-based pasta dishes, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Eaglehawk range by Wolf Blass is intimately tied to the heritage of the estate, named after the majestic bird of prey. When German immigrant Wolfgang Blass established his winery in 1966, he named the property 'Bilyara,' an Indigenous Australian word meaning 'Eaglehawk,' making the bird a permanent symbol of the brand's identity. Sourced from vineyards across South Eastern Australia, this Merlot is crafted to showcase the grape's naturally soft, fleshy, and approachable character. Gentle fermentation and careful oak maturation result in a smooth, medium-bodied red wine with rich fruit flavors and a velvety finish, embodying the classic, easy-drinking Australian style.
🍾 About the Producer
Wolf Blass was established in 1966 by German-born oenologist Wolfgang Blass, who began vinifying small parcels of fruit in South Australia before purchasing the Bilyara property outside Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley. Blass pioneered a transformative paradigm in Australian wine, prioritizing accessibility, multi-regional blending, and meticulous oak management over austere single-vineyard orthodoxy. Sourcing across disparate South Australian terroirs—spanning the warm red loam and ironstone of the Barossa Valley to the maritime plains of Langhorne Creek and the high-elevation, cooler, slate-strewn hillsides of Eden Valley and Clare Valley—the winery crafts highly polished, structured wines with supple fruit concentration. Viticulture adheres to modern sustainable guidelines accredited through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia under corporate parent Treasury Wine Estates. Wolf Blass made history by securing the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy four times, anchored by its benchmark Black Label Cabernet-Shiraz, supplemented by the iconic Yellow Label, regional Gold Label, and single-vineyard Sapphire Label releases.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5%