William Patrick 2021 Barossa Valley Shiraz
William Patrick 2021 Barossa Valley Shiraz
Our flagship Shiraz pays homage to our great-grandfather and Australian wine pioneer, William Patrick Auld.
In true Barossa style, the William Patrick 2021 Barossa Valley Single Vineyard Shiraz pulls no punches. Considered to be one of the great Barossa vintages, this classic Barossa Shiraz shows the warmth and rich aromatics of the region. Upfront, it bursts with intense bramble and blueberry fruit, unfolding into a mid-palate of dark chocolate and toasted spice, and finishing with a lift of raspberry acidity.
Following a sell-out 2018 vintage, this moreish wine is made from carefully selected fruit and matured on French oak for a minimum of 12 months, producing a full-bodied, soft, thick-set, unapologetically warm-climate shiraz.
Perfect with a (Barossa) leg of lamb and all the trimmings. Will cellar well for 10+ years. Available in single bottles, six-packs, and at select local retailers.
“The palate is concentrated and superbly weighted with velvety texture and beautifully pitched tannins, making it flavoursome and highly appealing.”
Proving that patience is our greatest virtue—allowing time and oak to work their quiet magic, 2021 is the kind of vintage that reminds you why Shiraz always deserves a spot on the table.
96 POINTS | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 POINTS | Dave Brookes, Halliday (2018)
91 POINTS (SILVER) | International Wine & Spirit Awards (2018)
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96 POINTS | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit (2018 Vintage)
"Wonderfully ripe and enticing, the bouquet shows blackberry, dark plum, star anise, vanilla, and hazelnut aromas. The palate is concentrated and superbly weighted with velvety texture and beautifully pitched tannins, making it flavoursome and highly appealing. At its best: now to 2036."
93 POINTS | Dave Brookes, Halliday
“A single-vineyard shiraz offering, set in the traditional style, showing expressive, loose-knit plum and black berry fruits infused with baking spice, cedary oak, licorice, tobacco, polished leather, dark chocolate and earth. Full bodied, with a familiar 'old school' feel to the fruit flow and wood spice on the palate. Tannins, tight, fine and grainy, and a finish that lingers nicely with a wash of cedar, vanillin, spice and dark fruits.”
91 POINTS (Silver) | International Wine & Spirit Awards
“Dense plum, prune, and soft currant aromas. On the palate, generous plum crumble, and blackberries meld with sweet spice, showcasing intense yet balanced flavours. Long finish marked by vibrant blackberry acidity and well-structured tannins.’
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2021
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Shiraz
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Bethany, Barossa Valley
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Deep crimson with garnet hues.
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Intense and layered with ripe fruit, dark plum, anise, and liquorice.
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The palate opens with intense bramble and blueberry fruit weight, layered with dried herbs and supported by balanced oak and fine tannins. Dark chocolate and toasted spice emerge mid-palate, while fresh raspberry acidity lifts the finish, beautifully framed by a well-integrated French oak backbone.
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Perfect with a Barossa leg of lamb and all the trimmings.
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Considered to be one of the great Barossa vintages. Consistent autumnal rain, paired with decent rainfall at the end of spring lead to optimal soil moisture throughout the summer. Cooler summer temperature contributed to vine health and perfectly set bunches. A rare high quality, high yield vintage with tonnages up by 111% on 2020.
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ALC %/ VOL
15% v/vTITRATABLE ACIDITY
6.6 g/lPH
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French Oak (minimum of 12 months)
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Sulphites
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Now to 2045.
The William Patrick Story
After being bundled onto a ship bound for Australia just two years after entering the world near Manchester in 1840, it is no wonder William Patrick Auld quickly developed a natural tendency to explore. The Auld family arrived at the Port of Adelaide on the good ship Fortitude in 1842 and by the mid ‘60s, WP had accompanied John McDouall Stuart on the first successful south-to-north crossing of Australian and joined BT Finniss’ expedition to select a site for the capital of the Northern Territory.
While he explored, his father Patrick was busy planting a vineyard on 400 acres of land in Magill on a property called Auldana, four miles from Adelaide. With the wanderlust out of his system, WP eventually returned to Adelaide and followed in his fathers footsteps, becoming a wine man and watching the vineyards of Auldana flourish. Never one to shy away from a challenge, William Patrick sold Auldana in 1888 and set up a wine and spirit merchant business in Gilbert Place which he named WP Auld & Sons.
In true Barossa style, the William Patrick Shiraz pulls no punches, paying homage to the daring and adventure shown by WP and the early generations of the Auld family.
William Patrick Auld on his trusty steed, Wilberforce, at Auldana Vineyard (SA).