Rolf Binder/Veritas

Hales Barossa Valley Shiraz

8.640 ratings
8.66 pro ratings
Barossa Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Shiraz
Top Notes For
Michael Housewright

Writer/Photographer Wine Enthusiast Magazine

8.0

I wanted this to be a nostalgic and happy dive into RB's old stuff. It was just all fruit, low acid, and without any discernible soul. Not flawed. Not interesting.

I wanted this to be a nostalgic and happy dive into RB's old stuff. It was just all fruit, low acid, and without any discernible soul. Not flawed. Not interesting.

1 person found it helpfulJan 14th, 2015
Ryan Baldwin

Ryan had this 10 years ago

Ryan had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulJun 14th, 2014
Adam Jesberger

Interesting roasted tomato sauce nose. Black fruit and new rubber on there nose as well. Black cherry, underripe blackberry, ripe cranberry and pomegranate. New plastic and a tomato vegetal element. Good finish.

Interesting roasted tomato sauce nose. Black fruit and new rubber on there nose as well. Black cherry, underripe blackberry, ripe cranberry and pomegranate. New plastic and a tomato vegetal element. Good finish.

Dec 27th, 2014
Dirk Pettigrew (Pirate)

Sales Pirate Cru Wines

8.6

Old school Barossa Shiraz, budget stylee.

Old school Barossa Shiraz, budget stylee.

Feb 12th, 2013
CaptainVino!

Wet nice. Not at all jammy. Interesting and complex. Dark fruit, bacon fat. Buy. Good QPR at $20.

Wet nice. Not at all jammy. Interesting and complex. Dark fruit, bacon fat. Buy. Good QPR at $20.

Apr 10th, 2020
Robert Komoto

Good. Peppery. Not a long finish. Light on the tongue.

Good. Peppery. Not a long finish. Light on the tongue.

May 8th, 2019
Lachlan Miles

A nothing wine really. Just nothing.

A nothing wine really. Just nothing.

Aug 12th, 2016
Kim Stanbro

Drinking this whist staying in the Rolf Binder/Veritas cottage. At one with the experience and sad we won't be able to visit the tasting room.

Drinking this whist staying in the Rolf Binder/Veritas cottage. At one with the experience and sad we won't be able to visit the tasting room.

Jul 30th, 2016
Vanessa Lemon

Bursts of black fruits, blackberry compote, chocolate, smoke, ripe tannins. Some kind of a vegetable component on the nose. A bit rich but definitely splendid.

Bursts of black fruits, blackberry compote, chocolate, smoke, ripe tannins. Some kind of a vegetable component on the nose. A bit rich but definitely splendid.

Jun 17th, 2015
Molly

Nose is smoky, chocolately, black plum, very background of pepper, blackberry jam. Palate... Blackberry compote, chocolate, peppery, luscious and juicy.

Nose is smoky, chocolately, black plum, very background of pepper, blackberry jam. Palate... Blackberry compote, chocolate, peppery, luscious and juicy.

Jun 17th, 2015