Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Description

Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz is a red wine from the Barossa Valley and is part of Langmeil’s range of “Village Wines”, which also includes their Blacksmith Cabernet Sauvignon. Both are available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar.

Langmeil, Founded by Christian Auricht

In 1838, Christian Auricht, a thirty-two year old blacksmith, arrived from Prussia with his wife and four children. Auricht and 12 other families settled in the new hamlet of Langmeil along the North Para River. He went on to build a forge, around which the village’s trading centre grew.

The Oldest Vines in the Barossa?

In 1843, Auricht planted a Shiraz vineyard. These vines are believed to be among the oldest Shiraz vines in existence in the Barossa Valley and are celebrated in the Langmeil The Freedom 1843 Shiraz, first released in 1999, which is crafted from these historic vines.

Langmeil Reopened in 1996

Auricht’s grandson, Arthur Hanisch, eventually sold the winery in 1969. Following a period where the winery was known as Paradale and then Bernkastel Wines in 1972. The cellar door was closed in 1993. It was reopened by long-term Barossa residents, the Lindner and Bitter families, who bought the property in 1996. The Lindner family bought Langmeil Winery outright in 2011. They have been immersed in the Barossa’s culture of farming, food, wine and community for six generations.

The Lindner family has undertaken a program of renovation, building and acquisition since their purchase, including acquiring the Pure Eden Shiraz vineyard in the Eden Valley, which is believed to be planted by Charles Angas in the 1890s. Langmeil also buy grapes from a valued network of family-owned grape growers through the Barossa.

Their winemaking process blends traditional methods, such as the use of open fermenters and basket presses, with modern techniques, ensuring vibrant, fruit-driven wines with subtle complexity; all characteristic of the Barossa terroir.

Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz Vineyards

Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz, like a lot of other premium wines of the Barossa, is a regional blended wine coming from a selection of villages in the Barossa region (93% Barossa Valley and 7% Eden Valley). Grapes are sourced from specially selected vineyards across all the sub-regions of the Barossa from a range of different aged vines, with the core of the grapes coming from the “valley floor”.

Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz Making

• The Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz 2019 is 100% Shiraz.
• The vineyards range in age from 9 to 100+ years old, and the soil types range from deep sand, red clays, rich loamy soils, decomposed granite, and black clay.
• The grapes for Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz are fermented and basket pressed to make this classic example of honest, handmade Barossa Valley Shiraz.
• The wine is aged for 24 months in a combination of 15% new American oak, 85% seasoned American and French oak hogsheads.

Why Is This Wine Called Valley Floor?

The Barossa Region is known for its viticulture and winemaking. At its heart is the valley floor, a rich strip of land exposed to the driest conditions. It is a highly prized strip of prime viticultural land, home to some of the most select Shiraz vineyards of the area, and is the very foundation of this wine.