President's Selection Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 10 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar beautifully for up to 15 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked lamb shanks, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
The President's Selection Shiraz is a cornerstone of the Wolf Blass portfolio, first conceived in the mid-1970s as a tribute to the exceptional quality of South Australian Shiraz. Wolfgang Blass, a pioneer of multi-regional blending, sought to craft a wine that combined the rich, plush fruit of the Barossa Valley with the structural elegance of McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek. This wine is celebrated for its generous, full-bodied character, defined by intense dark berry flavors, subtle spice, and a velvety texture achieved through careful maturation in a combination of seasoned French and American oak barrels. It stands as a testament to the winery's historic philosophy of creating highly approachable yet cellar-worthy wines that capture the sun-drenched essence of South Australia's premier vineyards.
🍾 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
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14.0-14.5%