3 June 2013

MEDIA RELEASE Grant Burge Wines 2010 Filsell Worlds Greatest Shiraz
A super-premium Barossa Shiraz sourced from 90 year old vines was named the best Shiraz in the World over the weekend. The Grant Burge Wines 2010 Filsell Shiraz, took the honours at Winestate Magazines Worlds Greatest Shiraz Challenge VIII, beating over 700 international Shirazes from France, South Africa, New Zealand and every major region in Australia. I couldnt be prouder of our Filsell Shiraz, Grant Burge said today as he celebrated in the Barossa. From vintage to vintage it just keeps on winning. Weve now won 5 major trophies, 22 gold medals and 47 silver medals since Filsells release in 1992. Grant attributed its success to the unique Barossa vineyard which gives the wine its name. The Filsell Vineyard has a unique place in the history of the Barossa Valley and Grant Burge Wines, he said. The vines are over 90 years old and make up one of the largest patches of historical varietal fruit in the Barossa. This is a very special piece of Barossa history: an old vineyard, planted in the traditional style, and still bearing exceptional quality fruit. It is one of the few significant survivors of the vine pull scheme of the early 1980s and it crams character into each berry. He described the 2010 Filsell Shiraz as having incredible depth of colour and a rare purity of fruit in the bouquet. The 2010 vintage was a great year and it has all of those ripe blackberry and blackcurrant aromas infused with rich vanilla and milk chocolate notes, Grant said. The palate is beautifully weighted, with optimal balance between concentrated fruit flavours, sweet spices, tannins and acidity. All wines entered in the Winestate Magazine Worlds Greatest Shiraz Challenge VIII, were blind tasted by an experienced panel of MWs and winemakers. The official results will be published in the September edition of Winestate Magazine Filsell 2010 Shiraz - RRP $45.95 Available from cellar door, restaurants and fine wine retailers nationally. For more information, bottle shots or to arrange an interview, please contact: Natalie Schaefer Marketing Manager Grant Burge Wines P: 08 8563 7563 / 0408 838 010 E: natalie@grantburgewines.com.au