Balthazar Of The Barossa

Rockford

Black Barossa Valley Shiraz

NV Sparkling Shiraz. Basket press. Dark purple hue. Wow - amazing nose. Black plums, sweet spice, mulberries, leather, and hints of earthy manure. Fabulous. On the palate, off dry, high acidity, deep concentration of flavours, medium plus body and medium alcohol. Great depth on the long lingering finish. A revelation. Clearly the best sparkling Aussie wine I have tried, never mind sparkling red wine. Awesome. 94 points. — 8 years ago

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Penfolds

Bin 138 Barossa Shiraz Blend 2012

Meghan Hamilton
9.0

Plum, blackberry, black cherry, licorice, vanilla and mint (of course!). Big and round and fruitier on the mouth than nose. — 9 years ago

mattswineworld

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Big, bold, and black.
9.2

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Individual Vineyard Selection Eden Valley Dry Riesling 2014

Very nice Aussie Riesling! Lots of citrus and honey notes. Some notes of slate. Very pleasant. — 9 years ago

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Museum Reserve The Contours Riesling 2005

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW
9.1

2005. A house favourite and one of the best expressions of New World Riesling which exists. The late release adds both a great story but the required time to make this superb wine really sing. — 10 years ago

The Standish Wine Company

Single Vineyard Shiraz 2003

I love Dan Standish. He is one of the best winemakers. Lovely wine, very young. Blueberry and Red silky fruit. Full Bodied but not overly alcoholic, heat isn't obvious in this wine. Great length and layers of flavours. Big points from me 95 points. A producer I highly recommend! Typical sweet Barossa fruit, very seductive... — 10 years ago

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Torbreck Vintners

RunRig Barossa Valley Shiraz Viognier 1998

Enormous oak. Hard to believe this is 16 years old. Plenty of life. — 11 years ago

Ben Glaetzer

Anaperenna Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz Blend 2015

Nice dark red color, aromas of cherry, herbs and creme se cassis. Smooth- niche blend of Cab and Shiraz. — 8 years ago

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Sami-Odi

Little Wine # 5 Red Blend

Deep crimson with purple rim. Notes of ripe plum with hints of prune. Medium + intensity with a dry finish. Great entry level wine based ( I think) on the good 2015 vintage. — 8 years ago

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Bob McDonald

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This is in the Top 100 Australian Wines for 2016.
TheSkip

TheSkip

@Bob McDonald thanks for pointing that out! Just read the article. @Fraser McKinley congratulations!!!
Fraser McKinley

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Thanks very much Bob!

Thorn-Clarke

William Randell Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012

Great Shiraz from Barossa with great ageing potential. Big core and good tannins, with a floral, spicy, and botanical nose. The pallet exhibits dark vibrant raspberries, black pepper, bay leaf, burnt espresso bean, and silver dollar eucalyptus toward the lingering finish. I still find the RWT to be more my style, in comparison to this beimg more lean in structure and spicy in character. It was a bit less extracted which for some is preferable, but every so often I enjoy more of a rich extracted style of wine. Overall, great effort and I would like to see this one in a few more years.

Cheers!

$51.99
— 9 years ago

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Tait Wines

The Ball Buster Barossa Valley Shiraz Blend 2012

Thick. Luscious and got plenty of legs. Love this blend — 10 years ago

Charles Melton

Rose of Virginia Barossa Valley Grenache Blend 2014

Perineal favourite year in year out come summertime always delivers — 10 years ago

Stuart, Scott and 1 other liked this

John Duval Wines

Plexus Shiraz Blend 2010

Hot, hot, hot. Lots of candied fruit and jam. — 11 years ago

Torbreck Vintners

Cuvée Juveniles Barossa Valley Grenache Blend 2014

Great balance and concentration of fruit. Spice, juicy black fruit and chocolate. Bright with great acidity. $24 — 8 years ago

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Torbreck Vintners

Descendant Barossa Valley Shiraz Viognier 2009

Smells kind of like... Wax, I suppose and mild oak.

Tastes big. Dark berries, nice round tanins with a mild finish.
— 8 years ago

Two Hands

Ares Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002

Amazing wine......drinking with Rob K who just got promoted (again) to Full Prof (yes the spelling of Full is correct).....at this rate he will be Dean of the Faculty by August. Wine is a wild mixture of petroleum, chocolate, toffee, blueberrys.......everlasting finish......for a 2002 this thing is hitting its prime right now — 8 years ago

Chris, Jonathan and 9 others liked this
Chris

Chris

Congrats Rob!
Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Don't take the deanship

Greenock Creek

Seven Acre Shiraz 2001

Still full of alcohol and has a hint of currents. Tanino have smoothed out. — 10 years ago

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Single Vineyard Estate Eden Valley Dry Riesling 2014

Beautiful Aussie Riesling. Dry as the Sahara, complex and acidic. Will get more of this. — 10 years ago

Patrick Bricker
with Patrick

Two Hands

Gnarly Dudes Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011

Love this wine. Thick, smokey. Fruit and liquorice totally coat your mouth. Just the right amount of heat. — 10 years ago

Thorn-Clarke

Shotfire Ridge Barossa Shiraz 2011

V nice Shiraz - a lot of depth, and great value at under $20! — 11 years ago