Barossa Wine Guide 2024

Poonawatta The Cuttings Shiraz 2019

Inky crimson. Forward blueberry jam, blackberry confit bouquet, hints of dark chocolate and liquorice. Big, rich and full-bodied. Excellent intensity and depth, offering concentration and freshness. Finishes long. Drink now–2029 14.5% alc Schwarz Wine Co. The Schiller Shiraz 2021 Deep crimson. Lifted dark chocolate, cedar dark berry aromas with smoky notes. Generously concentrated and inky deep with fresh blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, panforte flavours, fine chewy textures and long fresh acidity. Very good volume density and torque. Drink 2025–2036 14.6% alc Seppeltsfield The Northing Shiraz 2022 Deep Crimson. Fresh and intense dark chocolate, blackberry, hint graphite aromas with roasted chestnut wax polish notes. Richly concentrated wine with abundant dark cherry, blackberry, mulberry fruits, fine gravelly textures and well balanced savoury oak notes. Beautifully balanced with lovely vigour and richness of flavour. From Seppeltsfield C Block Vineyard. Drink now–2040 14.8% alc Seppeltsfield The Westing Shiraz 2022 Deep crimson. Blackberry mocha brambly aromas with graphite/roasted chestnut notes. Well-balanced wine with plentiful dark cherry, dark chocolate/chinotto flavours, lovely loose-knit firm hint grippy tannins and some marzipan notes. Finishes slinky and minerally. An excellent foil to the more plush Northing Shiraz. From Seppeltsfield V Block Vineyard. Drink now–2038 Sons of Eden Remus Old Vine Shiraz 2021 Deep crimson. Lifted blackberry boysenberry aromas with praline notes. Deep-set blackberry pastille, blackcurrant, boysenberry fruits, chocolaty tannins, some dark chocolate notes and fresh linear acidity. Deliciously balanced wine with lovely volume and torque. Drink now–2032

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