2021 Barossa Valley Vintage Report
Following two particularly dry seasons, many were hoping for Mother Nature to be much kinder, and mostly she was. Winter rainfall in 2020 recorded 148mm, the same as winter 2019, (22% below average). The majority of this rainfall was in the latter half of August, with the rain continuing into September and October. This was ideal timing to replenish soil profiles to field capacity moving into budburst in O...
A prestige release which enjoys more time in the cellar than most and it reveals the benefits of that. The fruit usually hails from the estate’s 65-year-old vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region and the wine can expect to spend around a year and a half in a mix of new and older French oak. Under diam.
Deep maroon hue, the nose promises us a wine that will be big and bold. There are aromas of cassis, blueberries, mocha, coffee beans and more – it is beautifully aromatic. The oak is deftly handled. Supple, juicy, crowd-pleasing and ever-so-delicious, this has impressive length and very fine silky tannins. Love it. A future of ten to twelve years at the very least. 96.
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