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Rocksand Shiraz 2020

Vinho Regional Península de Setúbal

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  • Gold, Mundus Vini, 2021
  • Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition, 2022
  • Best Wine Over £10, Grande Médaille d’Or, Les Vinalies Internationales Paris, 2022
  • Gold, Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, 2021
  • 93pts, Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, 2021

Gorgeously rich and punchy Shiraz, not from Oz, but from a top winemaker in Portugal. Winning two Golds and 93-Points the 2020 vintage is a testament to Jaime Quendera’s skill. Sandy soils and abundant sunshine make for a big, spicy, powerful red.

Gorgeously rich and punchy Shiraz, not from Oz, but from a top winemaker in Portugal. Winning two Golds and 93-Points the 2020 vintage is a testament to Jaime Quendera’s skill. Sandy soils and abundant sunshine make for a big, spicy, powerful red.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Rich and fruity with flavours of plum, prune and blackcurrant

Aroma

Dense blackberry aromas with a hint of vanilla oak

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Rocksand Shiraz 2020

More information

  • 14.5% ABV
  • 10.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 1 May, 2025

The Independent named Rocksand Shiraz among its ‘12 Best Portuguese Wines’, giving it the title of ‘best for a meat feast’! The secret to its luscious weight and fruit-packed splendour is the sandy soils, which hold little rain for the vines, plus the unrelenting hot sun of the Setubal Peninsula. The result is a very modest yield of small berries crammed with juicy flavour and spice. No wonder, then, award-winning winemaker Jaime Quendera is now forging a worldwide reputation for Setúbal’s rich, bold reds, all at affordable prices, too. A few months' ageing in French oak barrels has lent a gorgeous, spicy, vanilla lift to its wealth of ripe black fruits. A fine treat to serve with spicy chorizo sausages, a hearty stew or the Sunday roast.

"Another excellent Portuguese wine. Full bodied and packed with flavour, doesn't disappoint" 5 Star Online Review
For the 2019 vintage
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