Trutta “Streamside” Shiraz 2025
Short Summary:An ultra‑fresh, lightly‑styled Shiraz-dominant red from Harcourt (Central Victoria, Australia) with bright red fruit, juicy acidity, chillable drinkability, and a playful spirit — perfect for casual sipping or outdoor occasions.
About this wine
Trutta Streamside Shiraz 2025 is a small-batch, minimal-intervention red wine made by Trutta Wines, an artisanal Victorian producer whose ethos blends approachable drinkability with thoughtful winemaking. Designed as a fun, “ultimate fly-fishing wine,” it’s light in body and vibrant in fruit, with refreshing structure that invites serving chilled on warm days.
Grape varieties & region
Shiraz (≈50%) — the backbone of the blend with bright red berry and spice character.
Cabernet Franc (≈25%) & Cabernet Sauvignon (≈25%) — early-picked for freshness and acidity, adding herbal lift and structure.Region: Harcourt North (within the Bendigo GI, Central Victoria, Australia) — a cooler-climate part of central Victoria with well-drained sandy granitic soils that lend freshness and minerality to the fruit.
Tasting notes
Pale ruby and light in body, this wine offers bright red-fruit aromatics — raspberry, strawberry, and sour cherry — with hints of blood orange, spice, and a touch of herbal lift. The palate is juicy and vibrant with lively acidity, fine structure, and a refreshing, drink-anywhere finish.
Style & winemaking
Made using a natural, minimal-intervention philosophy, the Shiraz component undergoes carbonic maceration (whole bunches covered with CO₂ for ~12 days), followed by gentle foot-pigeage and overnight maceration. The wine is then pressed into stainless steel and left over winter before blending in spring with direct-press Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, also raised in stainless. The result is a bright, low-impact, chillable red with purity of fruit and energy.
Food pairing
Pairs beautifully with:
Barbecued sausages, skewers, and burgers
Picnic fare: prosciutto, olives, crunchy bread
Light Asian dishes with herbs and citrus
Salmon or tuna tartare
Producer & philosophy
Trutta Wines is an independent Victorian winery focused on hand-made, expressive wines that celebrate fruit, freshness, and drinkability. Based in Harcourt North, the team practices minimal intervention and organic-leaning viticulture, letting site and vintage shine in every bottle.
Shipping & storage
Store in a cool, dark place. Crafted for early enjoyment, best consumed young (2025–2027) while its bright fruit, acidity, and chillable freshness are at their peak.
FAQs
Q: What grape varieties are in this wine?A: A blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon focused on bright fruit and drinkability.
Q: Where is this wine from?A: Harcourt North, Victoria, Australia — a cool-climate part of the Bendigo GI.
Q: What style of wine is this?A: A light, fresh, chillable red with vibrant red fruit and juicy acidity — perfect for casual drinking.
Whole bunches placed in fermenter, and covered with CO2 for 12 days of carbonic maceration. After this, a gentle pigeage by foot, and allowed to macerate overnight. Pressed into stainless steel, where it was left for the winter. Blended in the spring with a few glugs of direct press Cabernet
We farm a small vineyard in Harcourt North, Central Victoria. Harcourt is a cooler pocket located inside the Bendigo GI, and our vineyard sits up high above the Harcourt Valley on a granitic ridge running to north westerly of Mount Alexander. The vineyard sits at approx 500m ASL and is one of the highest (and probably coolest) vineyards in the Bendigo GI. The vineyard soils are composed of granitic slabs and boulders, interspersed with sandy decomposed granite. We have been farming this vineyard ourselves for a few years now, using organic practices.
