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Buy OnlineA sixth generation Barossa winemaker, Trent Burge grew up in and on Barossa soil. Riding trail bikes around the vineyards, playing local cricket and footy, he had dirt under his nails and Barossa blood in his veins. Trent’s objective is to continue what generations before have created, showcasing the Barossa’s most loved varietals and telling untold stories of a life lived in this extraordinary region. Six generations in the making.
Winery notes (2017 Vintage)
"He’s the sixth generation of a Barossa winemaking family, but Trent Burge’s destiny was not written in stone. Cellarhand work was initially just a handy job opportunity for an energetic young 18 year old, but hands-on, from the ground up, winemaking worked its way under his skin. Trent developed a deep respect for the land, the fruit, the growers and winemakers.
The final pieces came together around family meals, when his father would dust off bottles of luscious aged Shiraz from his personal cellar. The rich rewards of hard labour awakened the boy’s Barossa-born heart. Lifeblood Shiraz is Trent’s heartfelt tribute to the signature variety of his home soil. Crafted only from vintages of exceptional promise, this is a love letter to region, variety and home.
Very intense inky red in colour. Aromas are complex and brooding, dark cocoa powder and blackberry jus integrated with smoky French oak and woody spice. The palate is rich and robust, an intense mid-palate fruit sweetness couples with firm grape tannins to add substance and structure to the palate. The tannins from French oak maturation contribute to the length of the wine on the finish. A classic, bold, dry-grown Barossa Valley Shiraz, made for savouring and cellaring."
Rated Excellent & 94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, January 2023 (2017 Vintage)
"Dark purple core with ruby and crimson at the rim. Aromas of black currant and dark raspberry, baked red fruits and baking spices of clove and vanilla pod, some toasted nut and dry clay earthy qualities. Delicious, fresh, dry and spicy. Flavours reflect the bouquet with a core of dark berry and raspberry flavours, an abundance of ripe, fine tannins and medium+ acid line. Fleshy, juicy, well made and lengthy, plenty of weight, spice and power, some warming alcohol and decent concentration. Best drinking from 2024 through 2034."
