Two Hands

Bella's Garden Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010

9.1

Very dark in colour - almost black. Lots of everything - ripeness, oak, blackberry, dark chocolate. The sort of wine I would have loved in my 20’s, not so much in my 70’s. Not for lovers of delicate wine - this is full throttle. This Australian producer is probably better known in the USA than Australia - like Mollydooker. A full bodied palate with M plus intensity and grainy tannins. Ranked No. 3 in Wine Spectators Top 100 wines of 2012. Not sure that extended cellaring will make a huge difference but will try to have the last one in early 2027. — 20 days ago

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Severn Goodwin

I have these, and this vintage also, agreed they are pedal to the floor, minimum 20Y wait for me until the fruit and alcohol start to abate. 🤞

Dandelion Vineyards

Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz

Rebecca Timberlake

9.2

Deep and dense. Great smell. Smooth. — 16 days ago

Two Hands

Gnarly Dudes Barossa Valley Shiraz

Chase visser

9.7

Loved this wine. Would go great with gamey meats. — 2 months ago

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Henschke

Henry's Seven Barossa Red Blend 2022

Doug Powers

9.1

Ripe, redfruited, earthy southern Rhône-style blend, smooth and rich, medium-long finish, needs a few years of cellaring, very nice!! — 9 days ago

with Jim

Tom, Jan and 3 others liked this

Barossa Valley Estate

Barossa Valley Shiraz

Chase visser

9.2

THE classic cheap Aussie Shiraz — 16 days ago

John Duval Wines

Plexus Shiraz Blend

Ross Bathgate

9.4

One of my favorite GSM blends. Gloriously rich and spicy. Still years of life left. — 2 months ago

Torbreck Vintners

The Steading Barossa Valley Grenache Blend 2021

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

A Barossa GSM. Took a while to balance out, but with some air the wine showed its elegance. I also learned that Mataro is the Spanish/Aussie name for mouvedre. 😎 🇦🇺 Bright Grenache in the foreground with a peppery undertone. Smooth and silky. Mellow tannins. — 2 months ago

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Henschke

Hill of Grace Vineyard Shiraz 1996

Bob McDonald

9.8

Still a very dense crimson with no tawny rim, at 28 years of age but the tawniness is beginning. A certain feral, Animale, earthy note. Palate is ultra smooth, medium bodied / very savoury yet with a sweetish earthy note with a hint of raspberry. Jancis Robinson was invited by Stephen Henschke to a vertical tasting at the winery in May 2013 to cover vintages back to the late 1950’s. She described the 1996 as “pure hedonism “ and gave it 19/20. Medium plus intensity on the delicious palate with those gnarled old 150 year vines showing through. An absolutely stunning wine - one of the best we’ve had this year. — 4 days ago

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Ceccherini Cristiano

❤️

Jan de Weerd

Sensational. A rare moment. Really thinking about it. You were probably the only one in the world experiencing that wine.

Bob McDonald

@Jan de Weerd Possibly Jan. Not sure of the Annual production but it wouldn’t be much as it is sourced from a single vineyard whereas Penfolds Grange has a far larger annual production having multiple vineyard sources.