The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2025

Gibson Wines Australian Old Vine Collection Eden Valley Shiraz 2019

G 94

Deep crimson. Attractive dark cherry, coffee, demi-glace, tobacco leaf aromas with hints of sandalwood. Concentrated dark cherry/ demi- glace, mocha/ espresso flavours, and plentiful chocolaty textures. Very good mid-palate complexity and generosity. Finishes bittersweet and

long. Drink now–2032 Glaetzer Wines Pty Ltd Bishop Shiraz 2022

G 94

Deep crimson. Blackberry, liquorice, roasted walnut aromas. Concentrated blackberry. Roasted walnut flavorus and fresh chocolaty textures. Finishes firm and tight. Drink now–keep for a while. Golden Amrita Sunshine Hill Shiraz 2022 G 94 Deep crimson. Intense blackberry meaty, touch ferruginous aromas with mocha notes. Richly concentrated, smooth and velvety with generous blackberry, mocha flavours and vigorous bittersweet tannins. Builds chewy/ rusty firm at the finish with crispy fresh acidity. Drink now–2038 Greenock Creek Alices Shiraz 2023 G 94 Deep crimson. Blackberry, peppermint aromas. Well concentrated pure blackberry, raspberry pastille flavours, chalky dense textures and underlying savoury oak notes. Finishes chocolaty firm with light peppermint notes. Drink now–2036

Hayes Family Wines Reserve Shiraz 2022

G 94

From an exciting vintage for the region, only 800 bottles of this cracking Barossa Shiraz were produced. It is very much worth seeking out. The colour is a dark purple maroon. This is richly flavoured and well- structured with notes of chocolate, coffee beans, blackberries, soy, liquorice, herbs and finely handled oak. A wine with focus and direction, impressive length, fine balance, surprising power and dusty tannins. For the long haul. Drink now–2040 Henschke Henry’s Seven Shiraz Grenache Mataro Viognier 2024 G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Fresh boysenberry, raspberry aniseed aromas with spicy notes. Well concentrated and smooth with lovely pure dark and red fruits, fine chalky textures, attractive mid-palate viscosity and fresh long aniseed notes. Juicy at the finish. Drink now–keep for a while.

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