Head Wines ‘The Brunette’, Eden Valley Shiraz 2024
G 96
Deep crimson. Intense classical black cherry, dark chocolate aromas with dried roses/herb garden notes. Supple, well-concentrated with pure black cherry, musky plum fruits, gravelly textures, attractive meaty complexity and well-integrated roasted chestnut/hint vanilla notes. 2028–2042 Head Wines ‘Old Vine’, Barossa & Eden Valleys Shiraz 2025 G 96 Deep crimson. Liquorice, praline, kirsch, dark plum aromas with graphite notes. Elderberry, kirsch, blackberry pastille fruits and plentiful chocolaty/velvety tannins. Chewy/cedary finish with some leafy nuances. Very good vinosity, purity and flow. 1950- and 1965-planted vines. 2028–2040 Jenke Vineyards 7th Generation Old Vine Shiraz 2023 G 96 Deep crimson. Lovely strawberry, raspberry pastille aromas with dark chocolate/espresso notes. Classical in structure with smooth strawberry, raspberry, plummy fruits, supple tannins, buoyant mid-palate and underlying roasted walnut notes. Finishes velvety with fresh mineral length. Understated yet beautifully balanced. Early to mid-term drinking, I would think. Now–2030 Kalleske Wines Johann Georg Shiraz 2022 G 96 Deep crimson. Fragrant blackberry, hint stone fruit spice, pepper aromas with dark chocolate notes. Richly flavoured with pure dense inky blackberry, apricot fruits, supple velvety tannins and well-integrated marzipan, roasted chestnut, hazelnut notes. Finishes chocolaty and spicy. Superb fruit definition, richness and mineral/aniseed line. 2028–2042 Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2024 G 96 Deep crimson. Beautiful fragrant blackberry pastille, hint marzipan aromas with touch of chinotto notes. Well-concentrated blackberry, dark plum, cassis fruits, fine chocolaty textures and underlying marzipan, hint vanilla notes. Finishes chocolaty, long and minerally with a plume of lacy tannins. A lovely Barossa Shiraz with generosity, purity and understated power. The weight of suspended time. 16 months in primarily 61% seasoned French (3% new) and 34% seasoned American oak (2% new) hogsheads. Drink now – 2038+. 14.5% alc
Barossa 2026
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