Eisenstone X11 Hoffmann Dallwitz Vineyard Shiraz 2022
G 97
Medium-deep crimson. Pure dark cherry, blackberry pastille aromas with espresso, grilled nut, flinty notes. Inky and smooth with pure ripe dark cherry, blackberry pastille flavours, fine velvety tannins and well-integrated mocha, roasted coffee notes. Finishes Claret-firm with flinty, chinotto nuances. Beautifully balanced and resonating Barossa Shiraz. Drink now–2042 Elderton Command Shiraz 2022 Medium-deep crimson. Intense blackberry, mocha spice aromas with hints of wax polish and marzipan. Supple and evolved blackberry, spice, mocha, espresso flavours, lovely mid-palate richness, and plentiful chalky/touch ferruginous tannins. Some cedarwood, roasted chestnut notes at the finish. Very classical. Drink now–2040 First Drop The Cream Shiraz 2021 The team’s iconic red receives very similar oak treatment (20 months in a mix of 50% new and 50% one-year-old French hogsheads) to the sub-regional offerings, and again, 1200 bottles were produced under Diam. The regional blend for this wine is 40% Seppeltsfield, 35% Ebenezer, and 25% Greenock. An opaque maroon hue, this is a superbly constructed wine, intense and yet always refined, while remaining immaculately balanced. The nose exhibits notes of bay leaves, black fruits, plums, chocolate, warm earth, mocha, aniseed, coffee beans, and root vegetables. The oak is beautifully integrated and there is great length here. A triumph from a scintillating vintage. Drink now–2040 Henschke Cyril Henschke Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 G 97 Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant cassis, dark plum, sage aromas with hint marzipan notes. Inky deep and generous with saturated blackcurrant, dark plum fruits, some attractive herbal/ sage/ bush garrigue notes, lovely mid-palate density and underlying grilled nut notes. Finishes bittersweet with persistent cassis/ graphite/ brambly notes. A lovely Claret style infused with the perfume and terroir of the Eden Valley. 14.5% alc Drink 2027–2042 Henschke Hill of Roses Shiraz 2021 G 97 Medium-deep crimson. Seductive blackberry pastille, boysenberry, mocha aromas with herbgarden notes. Generously concentrated palate with ample dark berry fruits, some mocha, roasted walnut complexity, fine persistent al dente brambly textures and fresh long quartz-like acidity. Finishes with a grip of firm bittersweet tannins. A muscular version of Hill of Grace with lovely polish, density and flow. Should last the distance. 14.5% alc Drink 2027–2040 G 97 G 97
South Australia Wine Guide 2026 | Barossa
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