Our Redtail Sparkling Shiraz is an elegant style of sparkling shiraz. It has aromas of blackberries and blueberries, dark chocolate and hints of black pepper and sweet spices, complemented by a floral rose character floating up from the glass. Rich flavours of blackberries, liquorice, spice and mocha, are complemented by fine silky tannins on the palate.

Great Southern - Frankland River sub region

It is a uniquely Australian sparkling wine style which we both are huge fans. Our Sparkling Shiraz style is based on those we love sipping on from the Barossa Valley and Victoria. Ours is a blend of Shiraz and Viognier, as the viognier softens the mouthfeel of the wine, which is super important when a sparkling wine starts off as a barrel matured red wine in barrels.
Our Sparkling Shiraz is made in a similar way to our other red wines, being fermented in an open topped fermenter. After 7 days fermenting on the skins, it is pressed through a basket press, and matures in old oak barrels for 2 years.
Turning a shiraz into a Sparkling Shiraz is the next step following the French methode traditionnelle method, when extra yeast and sugar are added at bottling to create those glorious bubbles. It's then left in the bottle "on tirage", maturing on it's yeast lees to add a creamier texture to the wine for the next 4 years.
Then finally, the last step in the sparkling winemaking process which is the disgorging process to remove the yeast lees from the bottle, topping the bottle back up with wine and popping a cork into the top of bottle.

Redtail is named after the Redtail black cockatoos which visit our farm weekly, all year round, to drink, feed and roost. You will see them flying around the farm at different times during the day, in small family groups usually made up of 2 to 5 birds. We are very passionate about providing habitat on our farm for wildlife, particularly endangered birds such as these majestic Forest Redtail Black Cockatoos, with their Noongar name being Karrakin, which is similar in sound to the call that the redtails make when they are flying along or sitting at a trough.

Redtail Sparkling Shiraz is a wine that pairs brilliantly with Christmas, as well as any occasion that requires a glass of bubbles! This wine does have a soft smooth texture so the recommendation is to pair with dishes of similar texture. Using our wine sensory garden affinity beds as inspiration, flavour pairings are sage, thyme, tarragon, chervil and marjoram. Thinking of celebrations, it pairs beautifully with oysters, prawn cockatoos (yes, unusual but we know it works as we do it every Christmas!), tapas canapes, roasted meat dishes, anything really that goes with a special occasion before or during dinner!