Barossa Shiraz at its finest, showcasing the distinctive sub-regional characteristics of fruit selected from the Rowland Flat sub-region of the Barossa Valley. Bright and vibrant with dark red fruits and a plush opulence this is a wine approachable in its youth and the depth of flavour to age.
Sourced from a single vineyard planted in 1921 and grown on the banks of Jacob’s Creek. These vines are all you would expect of a vineyard approaching 100 years of age, knarled, twisted, and expressing their many years of hardship. Grown on a mix of deep alluvial soil and rocky red-brown soils, this terroir imparts a generous nature to these wines counterbalanced with extraordinarily fine chalky tannins; seductively pretty and powerful.
From 1921 plantings comes this beautifully open-knit Barossan Shiraz with its generous layers of plush red fruits underlined by leathery spices and new oak, all well matched. A more traditional palate follows already showing savoury earthiness aged notes, with fruit pastille complexity. Solid tannins and juiciness to the acidity provide vitality leading up to a lingering, cedary finish. It feels close to peak although it will hold for some years to come