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Last Updated: 09/11/08
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Last Updated: 09/11/08
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Distinctive Takes on Barossa Terroir
A wine list by Nick Stock
South Australia’s Barossa Valley presents a diverse range of opportunities for shiraz, its signature grape variety. Bottlings range from distinctive single-vineyard wines to all-encompassing regional expressions created by blending across sites. Here are some very good—and very different—versions you might find in the marketplace.
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2005 Heritage Wines Shiraz Barossa Valley
A mix of rich Greenock and Maranaga shiraz. Ripe fruit and punchy American oak delivers juicy plum flavor and meaty, chewy texture. Tannins firm up through the finish, taking the wine’s focus from sweet fruit to savory. 90 points
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2005 Deisen Shiraz Barossa Valley
A richly fruited, ripe and earthy shiraz from this Marananga vineyard, a western Barossa outcrop. Dark berry and plum flavors are strapped across ample tannins, all nicely integrated, rich and convincing. 93 points
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2006 Hentley Farm Wines Shiraz Barossa Valley
From Greenock, along the west of the Barossa floor, this is super-dark, with tarry plum aromas; really ripe, young and brooding. Rich blackberry flavor and dense, strapping tannins. 92 points
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2006 Torbreck Vintners The Gask Eden Valley
Sourced from a single grower in the higher-altitude Eden Valley area, this shows precision and a taut, elegant shape. Ripe black fruits, fine sturdy tannins and convincing balance. 94 points
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2005 Gibson The Dirtman Shiraz Barossa Valley
A classic Barossa two-play of richer valley floor and cooler-climate Eden fruit, showing fragrance, depth and richness. Tarry regional accents, plums and berries, all fitted together with fine tannins. 91 points