Opulent Barossa Valley 2020 Shiraz

$25

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• Opulent Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

  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. 12 months in American and French 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 Vintages in recent history. A dry warm summer has helped the wines show powerful fruit weight and balance.

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Eddies Old Vine 2020 Shiraz (Average Vine Age 70 years)

$60

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  When you’re looking for the archetypal Barossa Valley Shiraz, look no further than this broodingly intense red. The core of this magnificent wine comes from three Old Vine vineyards planted by the Atze family in 1912, 1951 and 1975. There two workers Eddies Staehr (Andy Kalleske's great uncle) and Eddies Liebig planted the oldest of these three vineyards in 1912.

  Pristine and youthfully deep, it’s virtually impenetrable, with the ruby red colour showing the power and concentration that low yielding, seriously old vines provide. A gloriously aromatic bouquet led by sweet spices and backed up by damson plum, dark chocolate and the most subtle of toasty oak.

  The rich, enveloping palate is lush and smooth with bright fruit; dark cherries and Christmas cake made all the more complex by the layers of spices: cloves, cinnamon and anise. As anticipated, the finish is uber-long with a savoury, umami note that leaves you wanting another sip.

   

• Vintage:	2020
  Grape Varieties:	Shiraz 100%
  Harvest Date:	March 15 2020
  Bottling Date:	February 2023
  Technical Details:	15% Alc.
  Food Pairing	Grilled or roast beef with a pepper sauce, slow roast lamb shank, barbequed or flame grilled red meats.
  Serving Temperature:	18 Degrees Celcius.
  Cellaring:	For a wine so young, and one with so much potential to mature, Eddies Old Vine 2020 is drinking startlingly well right now. But don’t be fooled; this wine will last and last for 25 years with a good cellar and self- control!
  Background/Story:	When you’re looking for archetypal Barossa Valley Shiraz look no further than this magnificent wine. The core of the wine is a century-and-a-bit old vineyard planted by the Eddies who give their name to the wine. Their plantings, together with two other old vine vineyards owned by the Kalleske family make up this broodingly intense red.
  Fermentation/Maturation	21 days extended maceration time on skins. Secondary fermentation in oak Barrels. Barrel ferment. 30 Months in 60% New French oak hogsheads, 40% in second full French
  Vineyard:	Named in honour of the two Barossans who planted a vineyard in 1912, The Eddies Old Vine Shiraz celebrates the Barossa’s irreplaceable treasure-trove of old vineyards.  Combining the fruit from a rare ancient vineyard, planted in 1912, with fruit from a 59 year old vineyard and a 1975 block,  Andy Kalleske has captured the essence of these ancient vines which his parents, Barb and John have been nurturing for forty years.
  Vintage:	2018 was an exceptionally early vintage due to a warmer than average ripening period, giving the wines their full bodied and intense concentrated black fruit characters.

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Boehm's Black 2019 Shiraz

$80

Combines the deft winemaking touch of uber-ripe fruit, with freshness of style and overt but...

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