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2018 DURIF NEW VINTAGE RELEASE
Gold Medal - Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Gold Medal - Small Vigneron Wine Awards
The Durif red wine grape is one of Australia’s undiscovered gems. We suspect that people in the know keep quiet about it so as not to arouse too much competition for what is, after all, a scarce bottle of wine. Atze’s Corner is one of the only wineries in the Barossa Valley to have planted Durif, and based on the outstanding results, there is a plan to plant more in the future.
Named 'The Giant' in tribute to an overly tall Barossa settler, the wine fully lives up to that description in all respects. You just have to witness the colour, which is a luminous purple black!
It’s dark and deliciously deep. The bouquet is brooding, dark and moody with black fruits and sweet spices, maybe a hint of liquorice too. A full-bodied wine with crafted, harmonious tannins backed up with a fresh line of acidity the fruit shines vividly.
For a variety noted for its robust tannins, this wine has got them fully corralled and under control. Tannins are there, but the fruit is so rich that they meld seamlessly, giving the wine some backbone and future, but not, by any means, preventing you enjoying it straight away.
Vintage: | 2018 |
Grape Varieties: | Durif 100% |
Harvest Date: | |
Bottling Date: | |
Technical Details: | 14.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
This wine needs food, something robust like rabbit or a sirloin steak to balance its richness. |
Serving Temperature: |
16 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Drink now (decant a few hours before dining) or keep for up to a decade. |
Background/Story: |
Durif is one of Australia’s undiscovered gems. People in the know, we suspect, keep quiet about it so as not to arouse too much competition for what is, after all, a scarce bottle of wine. Atze’s Corner is one of the only wineries in the Barossa Valley to have planted Durif and based on this result more should follow. Mind you, Andy Kalleske did plant his Durif on prime vineyard land in 200 dozen bottles produced |
Maturation |
Maturation of 16 Months in new, 2rd and 3th fill mix of French and American Oak Hogsheads to give subtle hints of oak and soften our the bold ripe tannin. |
Vineyard: |
Sub Region: Koonunga and Ebenezer – Iconic sub regions at Northern tip of the Barossa Valley. |
Vintage: |
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$25
2020 Vintage - Grenache Shiraz Mataro
Shiraz often steals the limelight in the Barossa Valley. However, local vignerons know that the careful blending of Shiraz with Mataro and Grenache results in something better than the sum of their parts. At Atze’s Corner, we’ve followed this practice to create an A-label estate wine: our Barossa Valley Estate Grenache Shiraz Mataro.
This GSM wine (Grenache Shiraz Mataro) is vibrantly purple. Its tone betrays the presence of that deeply-coloured, muscular Mataro, which builds on the hues of the Australia Grenache and Shiraz. On the bouquet of this Grenache red wine, you can enjoy the sweet compote notes of blackcurrants and raspberries. It’s a complex, fascinating bouquet which keeps you going back for more.
The palate of this GSM wine is precise and bright, with layered, elegant tannins supporting plush, ripe dark berries and sweet red cherries. The acidity, which is retained in the wine, adds an extra element of freshness and vibrancy which lingers on the palate. The aroma of the wine is characterized by notes of pepper, sage, and herb.
The Makeup of Our Indulgent GSM
An excellent GSM calls for the perfect harmony among Grenache, Shiraz, and Mataro. At Atze’s Corner, we’ve cracked the code: we use 60 percent Grenache wine with 30 percent Shiraz and 10 percent Mataro. The Grenache wine stays for just eight months in barrels, whereas the other two require a full 12 months to reach maturity.
Our 2016 estate wine is exceptionally flavorful due to the warm and dry summer our vineyard experienced. These weather patterns allowed the fruit develop to the optimal weight and balance to create a superb GSM.
If you’re new to blended wines, our GSM makes for the perfect introduction. It takes the best of three well-loved wines from Barossa and combines them in a way that allows you to appreciate what each has to offer, without any one being overpowering.
Review by Andrew Graham, Australian Wine Review.
There’s a real exuberance to this wine. An energy of Grenache raspberry fruit, the plum Shiraz and licorice Mataro hints, and just a faint bitterness on the finish. Grenache is the star here, and gee it’s a convincing wine. Low acid only enhances the drinkability. Yum. Best drinking: 2017-2028. 18/20, 93/100. 14.5%, $24.95. Would I buy it? Absolutely.
96 Points - Wine Showcase Magazine
Vintage: | 2020 |
Grape Varieties: | Grenche 60% Shiraz 20% Mataro 20% |
Harvest Date: | March 2020 |
Bottling Date: | September 10th 2021 |
Technical Details: | 14.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
Enjoy as a casual red to get the evening going or to pair |
Serving Temperature: |
15 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Up to five years will see the wine develop from its |
Background/Story: |
Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro are the three bedrock red varieties on which the Barossa’s reputation is founded. Shiraz generally steals the regional limelight but the insightful vignerons of the valley know that the careful blending of the three results in something better than the sum of the parts. |
Vinification/Maturation |
Grenache: 8 Months in 6 year old French Pungeon Shiraz and Mataro: 12 Months in third and fourth fill French and American Hogsheads to add oak structure and complexity. |
Vineyard: |
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Vintage: |
2020 will go down as one of the best Barossa |
$25
This is a fruit-driven Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 with all the ripe black fruit flavours we’ve come to expect from the Barossa Valley favourite.
As with all Atze’s wines, this Barossa Shiraz Estate has been made using the traditional artisan approach - destemmed without crushing, delicately moved to the fermenter to keep the grapes intact, hand pumped over and basket pressed to create a pure and expressive Barossa Shiraz Estate wine.
The peppery spice, the vanilla of oak, the dark fruits and liquorice of the aroma flow through to the palate and wrap the rich tannins in a layer of flavour. You’re left with a lingering finish of cacao and the hope that there’s another glass available.
This Barossa Valley Shiraz is not to be missed!
Vintage: | 2020 |
Grape Varieties: | Shiraz 100% |
Harvest Date: | March 10th 2020 |
Bottling Date: | June 25th 2021 |
Technical Details: | 14.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
Best served with grilled red meat, creamy and cheesy tomato based dishes. |
Serving Temperature: |
16 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Up to 10 years will see the wine develop from its dark fruit-packed youth to a softer more complex and nuanced maturity. |
Background/Story: |
This is a fruit-driven Shiraz with all the ripe black fruit flavours we’ve come to expect from the Barossa Valley favourite. As with all Atze’s wines, this has been made using the traditional artisan approach - destemmed without crushing, delicately moved to the fermenter to keep the grapes intact, hand pumped over and basket pressed to create a pure and expressive wine. |
Vinification/Maturation |
Cold soaked on skins to extract colour and extended skin contact after fermentation for a total of 16 days adds structure and weight to the palate. Gently pressed and allowed to undergo secondary fermentation in Oak barrels. |
Vineyard: |
Located in the iconic sub region of Koonunga and Ebenezer this is from one of the Barossa Valley’s most prized grape growing regions. The ancient soils in this area restrict the vines growth and give us a wine high in intensity and concentration. |
Vintage: |
2018 will go down as one of the greatest Barossa |
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Why just settle for one of these classic wines when you can have a mix of all 3!?
Discover a unique story with each one of these carefully handcrafted wines. A collection that pays homage to the land and people that have made Atze’s Corner Wines the legendary place it is today.
Each story mirrors the trials and tribulations of the Barossa Valley people. These powerful and concentrated red wines are the reserve selection of Atze’s Corner; fruits from the best patches of ancient vineyards, the best small ferments, and broken down to only the best individual barrels of matured wine.
These limited production vintages are highly sought after and sell out quickly. We recommend reserving yours as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
The Mob Montepulciano x 2 Bottles
The Bachelor Shiraz x 2 Bottles
The Giant Durif x 2 Bottles
With this exclusive single vineyard you are getting a rare limited edition wine (only 200 dozen bottles made).
This extravagant wine comes with a dramatic story... In its first year, a group of sheep, affectionately named “The Mob”, squeezed through a hole in the vineyard fence. It was a tragedy for the vines, and almost proved to be fatal for this tiny patch of the estate. They ravished the whole plot! But all was not lost. Three years later and the first crop of grapes to be delivered from these tough young vines are second to none. That’s the beauty of growing on ironstone and red clay.
Deeply coloured, as we all love our Barossa reds to be, the Atze’s take on this style is full of dark cherries and blackberries supported by a spine of fine, savoury tannins. Its richness and juicy-fruit is clearly Barossa but there’s more than a nod, in the savoury, food-friendly style to Italy.
It's a real crowd pleaser and it has a history of numerous awards to back up its world class pedigree.
The vivid crimson colour that welcomes you to this wine betrays its concentration and ripeness. Elegant and extremely classy French oak aromas greet your nose, along with sweet spices, cinnamon and cedar.
Flowing through to the palate, your taste buds are met by a mellow, rich wine with ripe blueberries and damson plum flavours. Currently it’s youthful and explosively rich with primary brightness melded with subtle oak toastiness.
As it evolves in the cellar I see layers of complexity revealing themselves and the opulence maturing into more subtle flavours. It’s a show-stopper right now though!
Altogether, this is an extremely harmonious wine with a succulence, making it the perfect accompaniment for high-grade Wagyu steak or slow roast lamb.
The Durif red wine grape is one of Australia’s undiscovered gems. We suspect that people in the know keep quiet about it so as not to arouse too much competition for what is, after all, a scarce bottle of wine. Atze’s Corner is one of the only wineries in the Barossa Valley to have planted Durif, and based on the outstanding results, there is a plan to plant more in the future.
Named 'The Giant' in tribute to an overly tall Barossa settler, the wine fully lives up to that description in all respects. You just have to witness the colour, which is a luminous purple black!
It’s dark and deliciously deep. The bouquet is brooding, dark and moody with black fruits and sweet spices, maybe a hint of liquorice too. A full-bodied wine with crafted, harmonious tannins backed up with a fresh line of acidity the fruit shines vividly.
For a variety noted for its robust tannins, this wine has got them fully corralled and under control. Tannins are there, but the fruit is so rich that they meld seamlessly, giving the wine some backbone and future, but not, by any means, preventing you enjoying it straight away.
Vintage: | 2017 |
Grape Varieties: | Montepulciano, Shiraz and Durif |
Harvest Date: | 15th March-1st May 2017 |
Bottling Date: | November 8th 2018 |
Technical Details: | 14-14.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
See individual legend pages for each wines details. |
Serving Temperature: |
16 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Drink now to 2030 but be sure to decant it to open it up and let its quality shine. |
Background/Story: |
Discover a unique story with each one of these carefully handcrafted wines. A collection that pays homage to the land and people that have made Atze’s Corner Wines the legendary place it is today. Each story mirrors the trials and tribulations of the Barossa Valley people. These powerful and concentrated red wines are the reserve selection of Atze’s Corner; fruits from the best patches of ancient vineyards, the best small ferments, and broken down to only the best individual barrels of matured wine. These limited production vintages are highly sought after and sell out quickly. We recommend reserving yours as early as possible to avoid disappointment. |
Maturation |
See individual legend pages for each wines details. |
Vineyard/Viticulture: |
Koonunga and Ebenezer - Iconic sub regions at Northern tip of the Barossa Valley. Brown Clay loam over deep red clay. Single cordon spur (hand) pruned vines, 2.5 tonne/acre, shoot thinned for the vine to produce high grade fruit. |
Vintage: |
Medium yields of 3 tonne/acre and a cool and wet summer with |
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2016 VINTAGE SOLD OUT
This is the Zen Master, a Barossa Shiraz made from one hundred year old vines. As concentrated and complex as the vines are ancient, this is a wine to cellar for upwards of 10 years. And the wait will be worth it. Zen Master is the epitome of Barossa Shiraz as we have come to know and love it.
The inky-deep purple colour catches your eye while floral characters, violet and rose petal, stream from the glass. Drinking Zen Master is pure joy. It is silky smooth, utterly seamless and perfectly balanced. Ripe, black fruit characters dominate the palate complexed by pepper spices and dark chocolate, a note of vanilla and hazelnut.
This wine is a master of its domain. It will reward your years of cellaring, or show powerful expressive fruit as a young red.
Vintage: | 2016 |
Grape Varieties: | Shiraz 100% |
Harvest Date: | |
Bottling Date: | |
Technical Details: | 15% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
Grilled or roast grass fed beef. Barbequed or flame |
Serving Temperature: |
18 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
If you open this wine before 2020 it will benefit from |
Background/Story: |
This is the Zen Master, a Barossa Shiraz made from one hundred year old vines. As concentrated and complex as the vines are ancient this is a wine to cellar for upwards of 10 years. And the wait will be worth it. Zen Master is the epitome of Barossa Shiraz as we have come to know and love it. 50 dozen cases produced. |
Fermentation/Maturation |
20 days extended maceration time on skins. 26 Months in one 100% New French AP John |
Vineyard: |
1912 Vineyard. Rows running Eats to west. Single |
Vintage: |
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Italian Varietal Wine Awards Trophy – Best Red Wine – The Mob 2015 Montepulciano
Italian Varietal Wine Awards Trophy – Chief Judges award for ‘Most Exciting Wine’ – The Mob 2015 Montepulciano
Italian Varietal Wine Awards Trophy – Australian Italian Varieties Wine Awards Champion 2016 – The Mob 2015 Montepulciano
Wine Of The year Montepulciano – 2017 Melbourne International Wine Competition – The Mob 2015 Montepulciano
With this exclusive single vineyard you are getting a rare limited edition wine (only 200 dozen bottles made).
This extravagant wine comes with a dramatic story... In its first year, a group of sheep, affectionately named “The Mob”, squeezed through a hole in the vineyard fence. It was a tragedy for the vines, and almost proved to be fatal for this tiny patch of the estate. They ravished the whole plot! But all was not lost. Three years later and the first crop of grapes to be delivered from these tough young vines are second to none. That’s the beauty of growing on ironstone and red clay.
Deeply coloured, as we all love our Barossa reds to be, the Atze’s take on this style is full of dark cherries and blackberries supported by a spine of fine, savoury tannins. Its richness and juicy-fruit is clearly Barossa but there’s more than a nod, in the savoury, food-friendly style to Italy.
It's a real crowd pleaser and it has a history of numerous awards to back up its world class pedigree.
Vintage: | 2015 |
Grape Varieties: | Montepulciano 100% |
Harvest Date: | 4th March 2015 |
Bottling Date: | August 8th 2016 |
Technical Details: | 14.0% 3.65 pH 6.0 TA |
Food Pairing |
This is a red which is made to be enjoyed with umami- |
Serving Temperature: |
15 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Drink now until 2023. |
Background/Story: |
The Mob Single vineyard. Very limited edition (only 200 dozen bottles). And, with a story to match its extravagance. In its infant year, a group of sheep, affectionately named “The Mob”, squeezed through a hole in the vineyard fence. What happened then was nothing short of a tragedy, and almost proved to be fatal for this tiny patch. They ravished the whole plot. But, don’t despair. Three years later and the first crop of grapes to be delivered from these tough young vines are second to none. That’s what growing on iron stone and red clay does for you. Deeply coloured, as we all love our Barossa reds to be, with brisk acidity and fine, savoury tannins and the grape’s characteristic cherry and bramble fruit. |
Maturation |
15 months 3rd and 4th fill mix of French and American |
Vineyard: |
1 Ha single vineyard. Soil: Scattered Iron Stone/Shallow clay loan top soil over deep red clay. Site: East Facing Slope |
Vintage: |
Low Yelds of 2.5 tonne/acre and a dry summer with a warm February and mild March saw early ripening and beautifully developed blue fruit flavours |
$400
This is the Zen Master, a Barossa Shiraz made from one hundred year old vines. As concentrated and complex as the vines are ancient, this is a wine to cellar for upwards of 10 years. And the wait will be worth it. Zen Master is the epitome of Barossa Shiraz as we have come to know and love it.
The inky-deep purple colour catches your eye while floral characters, violet and rose petal, stream from the glass. Drinking Zen Master is pure joy. It is silky smooth, utterly seamless and perfectly balanced. Ripe, black fruit characters dominate the palate complexed by pepper spices and dark chocolate, a note of vanilla and hazelnut.
This wine is a master of its domain. It will reward your years of cellaring, or show powerful expressive fruit as a young red.
Vintage: | 2013 |
Grape Varieties: | Shiraz 100% |
Harvest Date: | February 25th 2013 |
Bottling Date: | June 6th 2015 |
Technical Details: | 15.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
Grilled or roast grass fed beef. Barbequed or flame |
Serving Temperature: |
18 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
If you open this wine before 2020 it will benefit from |
Background/Story: |
This is the Zen Master, a Barossa Shiraz made from one hundred year old vines. As concentrated and complex as the vines are ancient this is a wine to cellar for upwards of 10 years. And the wait will be worth it. Zen Master is the epitome of Barossa Shiraz as we have come to know and love it. 50 dozen cases produced. |
Fermentation/Maturation |
14 days extended maceration time on skins. 24 Months in one 100% New French AP John |
Vineyard: |
1912 Vineyard. Rows running Eats to west. Single |
Vintage: |
|
Sold Out
This is a fruit-driven Shiraz with all the ripe black fruit flavours we’ve come to expect from the Barossa Valley favourite.
As with all Atze’s wines, this has been made using the traditional artisan approach - destemmed without crushing, delicately moved to the fermenter to keep the grapes intact, hand pumped over and basket pressed to create a pure and expressive wine.
The peppery spice, the vanilla of oak, the dark fruits and liquorice of the aroma flow through to the palate and wrap the rich tannins in a layer of flavour. You’re left with a lingering finish of cacao and the hope that there’s another glass available.
Vintage: | 2015 |
Grape Varieties: | Shiraz 100% |
Harvest Date: | February 25th 2015 |
Bottling Date: | July 25th 2016 |
Technical Details: | 14.5% Alc. |
Food Pairing |
Best served with grilled red meat, creamy and cheesy tomato based dishes. |
Serving Temperature: |
16 Degrees Celcius. |
Cellaring: |
Up to 10 years will see the wine develop from its dark fruit-packed youth to a softer more complex and nuanced maturity. |
Background/Story: |
This is a fruit-driven Shiraz with all the ripe black fruit flavours we’ve come to expect from the Barossa Valley favourite. As with all Atze’s wines, this has been made using the traditional artisan approach - destemmed without crushing, delicately moved to the fermenter to keep the grapes intact, hand pumped over and basket pressed to create a pure and expressive wine. |
Vinification/Maturation |
Cold soaked on skins to extract colour and extended skin contact after fermentation for a total of 16 days adds structure and weight to the palate. Gently pressed and allowed to undergo secondary fermentation in Oak barrels. |
Vineyard: |
Located in the iconic sub region of Koonunga and Ebenezer this is from one of the Barossa Valley’s most prized grape growing regions. The ancient soils in this area restrict the vines growth and give us a wine high in intensity and concentration. |
Vintage: |
2015 saw a warm dry summer with low yields and early ripening, full bodied Shiraz with black fruit characters. |
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