The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2025

Two Hands Yacca Block Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022

G 99

Deep crimson. Pure blackberry sage aromas with mocha notes. Generous and inky with ample blackberry pastille, chinotto flavours, fine slinky textures and beautifully balanced roasted chestnut, marzipan notes. Finishes long with a lovely graphite plume. Gorgeous wine. 14.6% alc Drink now–2042 Alkina Striato Shiraz 2023 G 98 Deep crimson. Pure blackberry pastille, geosmin aromas with espresso/ hint bush garrigue notes. Beautifully concentrated blackberry pastille, inky, espresso flavours, and fine, persistent chalky textures. A plume of lacy/ graphite tannins explodes out at the finish. Superb wine. Drink now–2035 Chateau Tanunda 100 Year Old Vines Shiraz 2022 G 98 Deep crimson. Intense dark plum, dark cherry wax polish, marzioan aromas. Beautifully balanced wine with sweet dark plum, black cherry, Black Forest flavours and superbly ripe chocolate tannins. Lovely inky density with the acidity giving linear freshness and length. This is a particularly stylish and resonating Barossa Shiraz. Drink now–2046

Barossa 2025

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Torbreck vintage 2020

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