Barossa Wine Guide 2024

Tarrawatta Wines Godswalk Shiraz Cabernet 2018

Deep crimson. Roasted coffee, graphite, dark chocolate, dark berry aromas. Well developed palate with substantial choco-berry fruits, espresso mocha notes and long from gravelly textures. Some earthy, liquorice notes with a tannin plume at the finish. Drinking well now. Keep for a while. 15% alc Arila Gardens Old Vine Shiraz Grenache 2022 Medium-deep crimson. Intense dark plum, dark cherry, chocolaty aromas with espresso notes. Generous dark berry, musky plum, liquorice flavours with mocha notes, very good mid-palate volume and fine loose- knit granular textures. Finishes a touch grippy with cola/chinotto notes.

Drink now–2030 Brothers at War Single Vineyard Syrah 2022

Medium-deep crimson, Dark chocolate, black cherry aromas with graphite notes. Fresh supple wine with juicy black cherry, dark chocolate, touch Turkish delight flavours and vigorous/firm tannins. Roasted walnut notes at the finish with al dente notes. Drink now–2034 14% alc

Bethany Wines LE Shiraz 2020

Deep crimson. Intense blackberry panforte aromas with crème brûlée, sandalwood notes. Plushly concentrated wine with abundant dark berry fruits, plentiful panforte, chocolaty notes, dense chalky tannins and underlying sandalwood/cedar (oak) nuances. Drinking well now with a touch of bottle age development. Drink now–2028 14.5% alc Cimicky Estate Autograph Shiraz 2022 Deep crimson. Blackberry, hint mocha aromas with herb garden, liquorice notes. Richly concentrated ripe dark berry fruits on the palate with dense chocolaty tannins and underlying roasted walnut notes. Finishes bittersweet with stone fruit notes. Acidity tightens the finish. Cork. Drink now–2030 14.5% alc

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