Chris Ringland,
Hoffmann Vineyard Shiraz
Hoffmann Vineyard Shiraz is a tiny-production single-vineyard Barossa wine sourced from the Hoffmann family's old vines and made in Ringland's powerful, long-lived style. It combines a recognised old-vine Barossa source with extremely small production, creating genuine scarcity.
VINTAGE 2008
Source: Liv-Ex
May 2017 – May 2022
Within This Period
Varietal:
Shiraz
Classification:
Barossa Valley GI
Annual Production:
≈ 2,000 bottles in representative vintages
SIGNATURE VINTAGES
2005 An early reference point for this tiny old-vine Hoffmann bottling.
2010 An excellent Barossa year with concentration and freshness.
2012 A strong, balanced vintage well suited to Ringland’s powerful style.
2016 A more modern reference year with ripe fruit but greater precision.
Note: no single universally recognised signature-vintage hierarchy exists for this cuvée.
The Investment Case
Hoffmann Vineyard combines a recognised old-vine Barossa source with extremely small production. This creates genuine scarcity, while Ringland's reputation provides an established audience for the wine. Its value is therefore most resilient among collectors specifically seeking cult Australian Shiraz, with critic scores and provenance especially important.
Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Varietal
Shiraz
Sub-region
Barossa Valley
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