Shiraz 1892 2018

PIRRAMIMMA

Shiraz 1892
2018

Country
Australia
Regulated designation
Geographical Indication (GI)
Region
South Australia
Subregion
Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Varietal(s)
Shiraz 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
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About this winery

Pirramimma was founded by Alexander Campbell Johnston in 1892 and has been owned and operated by the Johnston family ever since. The Johnston family arrived in South Australia in 1839 and in 1892 Alexander, the tenth of thirteen children, purchased 97 hectares of rich farmland southeast of the then fledgling village of McLaren Vale. He named his land Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning "the moon and the stars." The vineyard soils vary from sandy, on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat....

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