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Wine Description
The Story
JACOB’S CREEK Heritage range comprises the finest wines made under the Jacob’s Creek brand. Each Heritage wine honors a person and place in the rich history of Gramp & Sons winery that stretches back over 160 years. Centenary Hill Shiraz pays tribute to Fred Gramp, who planted a Morton Bay fig tree at the site now known as Centenary Hill in 1947 on the 100th anniversary of the winery.
The distinctive personality of Centenary Hill Shiraz ma...
Wine Information
Vintage Conditions:
The 2008 vintage in the Barossa Valley was a tale of two halves. The Barossa’s Mediterranean climate typically features good rainfall in winter and spring. However, in a repeat of the previous season, the winter preceding the 2008 vintage was unusually dry. More typical rainfall patterns returned in November, which helped the vines to develop good canopies. From then on conditions remained warm and dry, with no pest or ...
