WIRRA WIRRA WOODHENGE SHIRAZ 2022

Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2025

As the winery says.. "Woodhenge is a monument to "BIG" ideas and to a unique vision of what makes Wirra Wirra special and well, a bloody big fence that weighs about 10 tonnes." Named after that fence, Woodhenge Shiraz shares many of its endearing qualities; it's big, solid, crowd pleasing and definitely something out of the ordinary.

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Woodhenge is a monument to ‘big’ ideas and to Greg Trott’s unique vision of what makes Wirra Wirra special and well, a bloody big fence that weighs about 10 tonnes. This wine is a tribute to the region, the grape variety and the foresight of a wine man that, like Woodhenge, typifies the individuality of McLaren Vale.

An invitation of rich, ripe satsuma plum and blackberry, polished leather, chargrilled meats. Dustings of sweet spice – nutmeg, vanilla and clove – lift the bouquet. Loaded with McLaren Vale generosity – plums, earth and dark chocolate abound. Weighty and rounded fruits enriched with the sumptuous, savoury layers of oak maturation. A vivid wine with lavish intensity.

The blend was matured in a combination of French and American oak barriques and hogsheads (25% new) for 18 months."

91/100 Angus Hughson, WinePilot.com, February 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"One for old school McLaren Vale fans, this 2022 Shiraz delivers robust aromas of cocoa, bitumen and licorice with a strong serve of sweet oak. Surprisingly muscular with a firm, punchy core of sweet blackberry flavours which cruise through to a mouth filling finish."