Glaetzer Amon Ra 2019 Shiraz Ben Glaetzer Barossa Valley

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Erin Larkin zum The Standish 2020 Single Vineyard Shiraz Barossa Valley (Mai 2022):

The 2020 The Standish Shiraz was made with fruit from the Laycock family vineyard, in Greenock. The first vintage was 1999. This vintage saw 30% whole bunches in the ferment. It offers notes of red dirt, a bit of blood, salted heirloom tomato and satsuma plum. This is concentrated, compacted, plush, dense and muscular, with notes of ras el’hanout, allspice, torched cinnamon and salted Dutch licorice. This wine is like playing "Magic Eye." There’s a lot going on, but if you relax, a pattern emerges and the detail becomes obvious for all to see. Within the fine but plushly tannic frame, there is saltbush and bay leaf, exotic spice and cascading layers of berry fruits. The dirt in which the roots are entangled similarly shows its colors—and these are red, ochre, earth and dust. At first glance, the foolish and the rash will overlook this for being singularly muscular and full-bodied, but like all the best IYKYK (if you know, you know—wink wink) scenarios, there is far more than meets the palate here. Another blockbuster Standish.

 

Die Tastingnote vom James Suckling (Oktober 2022):
 
Amazing aromas of metal shavings, cloves, spices, and black and blue fruits. Violets, too. Full-bodied with creamy tannins. Cured meat with iron earth. Almost slatey. Very sophisticated and classy. Drinkable, but this is one to age ideally for a minimum of five years. Try after 2027.
 

Erin Larkin bewertet den Wallace 2020 im September 2022 wie folgt:

I'm a purist and prefer either Shiraz or Grenache—not blended. However, there is no doubt that together the two varieties make for lighthearted pleasure. And that is the case here with the 2020 Wallace Shiraz-Grenache. There's a blue, boysenberry character here, juicy, raspberry, black tea and peppercorns. Delicious.

 

Im Oktober 2022 von Jams Suckling verkostet und bewertet:

Dense aromas of crushed red and black cherries, plums, rose petals and moss. Full-bodied with soft tannins. A wash of well-ripened fruit spreads out over the palate. Nicely concentrated. Textured and lingering finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
 

Der Ben Glaetzer Anaperenna ist eine Blend aus den Rebsorten Shiraz und Cabernet Sauvignon, eine Cuvee die Ben Glaetzers Wunsch war. Er wollte diesen Wein kreieren um die grösstmögliche Typizität des Barossa Valley zum Ausdruck zu bringen. So verwundert es nicht, dass Ben diesen Wein seinen persönlichen Lieblingswein nennt. Der Anaperenna wird seit dem Jahrgang 2004 produziert. Einige Jahrgänge wurden nicht oder nur in sehr kleiner Auflage gemacht. Der Cabernet muss einfach perfekt reif sein um die Vermählung mit dem Shiraz eingehen zu können und dies ist eben nicht in allen Jahren möglich.


Joe Czerwinski bewertet den Anaperenna 2019 am 31. August 2021 wie folgt:

The 2019 Anaperenna Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon is an 84-16 blend, all sourced from the northern end of the Barossa Valley. Bottled in October 2020 and scheduled to be released in October 2021, it features lovely lift and delicate herbal nuances on the nose, plus hints of red and black currants and blackberries. Full-bodied and supple, it's also crisp, long and velvety on the finish, picking up delicious nuances of vanilla, dark chocolate and bright, fresh fruit.

Übrigens: Der Name Anaperenna wurde von Anna Perenna, der römischen Göttin des neuen Jahres, inspiriert. Anna Perenna symbolisiert den Zyklus des Jahres und ihr Name bedeutet übersetzt so viel wie "beständiges Jahr". Die Römer ehrten Anna Perenna mit einem Fest, das am ersten Vollmond des römischen Kalenders stattfand. Am 15. März baten sie Anna um Langlebigkeit und ein gesundes Jahr für jedes Glas Wein, das sie an diesem Tag tranken. Das Symbol auf dem Etikett ist das ägyptische Ankh (ausgesprochen: onk). Historisch gesehen symbolisiert das Ankh den Sonnenaufgang, die Regeneration, das Nachwachsen und die Erneuerung.
 

Joe Czerwinski bewertet den Wallace 2017 am 31.July 2020 wie folgt:

Glaetzer's least-expensive offering is a terrific bargain. The 2018 Wallace Shiraz-Grenache is a 72-28 blend. offering hints of cola and plum on the nose. backed by brighter raspberry and strawberry notes. It's medium to full-bodied and framed by silky. fine-grained tannins. with a long. mouthwatering finish that hints at mocha and wood spice. Drink this beauty over the next 6-7 years.



Es folgt der JG 2019 im Februar 2022
 

Joe Czerwinski bewertet den Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz Barossa Valley 2018 im July 2020 wie folgt:

All Shiraz. all from the Ebenezer section of the northern Barossa. the 2018 Bishop Shiraz is a super value in the context of Barossa. and Australian Shiraz in general. Matured in only 5% new oak hogsheads. it delivers bountiful cherry and raspberry fruit. accented by hints of mocha and cola. It's medium to full-bodied. plump and juicy. fruity and lush. but reined in by firm. savory tannins on the long. mouthwatering finish. It should drink well for up to a decade.
 

Verkostungsnotiz James Suckling vom 02. Juli 2020:
Very attractive blueberries and dark plums here with earthy and spicy aromas, as well as black pepper. The palate is filled with fleshy fruit and has dark-cherry, cherry-liqueur and dark-chocolate flavors in abundance. Long flavors, plush smooth tannins and certainly a richer iteration of this wine. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Style: Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool-climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power.
The 2018 vintage is defined by balance and effortless flow. It was a great season for Shiraz with generosity, but structure to match.

Season: Outstanding quality from a growing season that threatened, at times, to be tricky. After some heat in January, the moderate, dry and sunny months of February and March delivered beautifully balanced fruit. Crop levels were slightly below average, enhancing flavour and intensity.

Source: From low yielding vines predominantly at Balhannah in the central Adelaide Hills, and from Echunga and Macclesfield to the south.

Vinification: Hand picked and fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches in open fermenters, with gentle plunging and minimal working. Aged in French oak for fourteen months, of which one third was new.
 

Erin Larkin 07.07.2022

The warmer vintage here brings concentration, plushness and deliciousness into the mix. While the 2020 Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay doesn’t have all of the mineral detail that the 2019 does, it is incredibly vibrant. Very smart, people will love this. It has the phenolic chew and shape that bring drinking pleasure and add another dimension of experience. Burnside is generally my favorite vineyard in the trio of single-vineyard Chardonnays. 

Geschmacksnoten
Komplex und fluffig. Lemon Curd, Ruby Grapefruit und gegrillter Pfirsich weichen frischen Gebäckelementen. Wilde Gärung und längere Zeit auf der Hefe tragen zu einem köstlichen, würzigen Charakter am Gaumen bei, der sowohl kraftvoll als auch durch einen Rahmen aus natürlicher Säure definiert ist. Dieser Chardonnay stammt aus einem historischen Margaret River-Weingut am Flussufer und fängt den einzigartigen Charakter dieser einzigartigen Lage ein.

Weinberg
100 % Burnside-Weinberg. An der Biegung des Margaret River gelegen, wächst dieser alte Weinberg auf einzigartigen Glimmer- und Granitböden. Die Chardonnay-Reihen befinden sich an einem steilen Nordhang, der in Nordwest-Südost-Ausrichtung verläuft. Wein machen Handverlesen, ganze Traube gepresst und direkt auf Eichenholz mit vollem Feststoffgehalt übertragen. Von den einheimischen Jahren im Barrique vergoren (ca. 30% neu). Nach der Gärung bleiben die Fässer 4 Monate lang kühl, aber ungeschwefelt, um die autolytische Aktivität zu fördern. Batonnage alle zwei Wochen basierend auf Geschmack und partiellem MLF, um die hohe natürliche Säure dieses Jahrgangs auszugleichen. Der Wein wurde im Dezember mit voller Hefe in den Tank abgefüllt und verbrachte zwei Monate auf der Hefe im Tank, bevor er im Februar 2021 in Flaschen abgefüllt wurde.

Vintage-Bericht
Wir wurden 2020 in Margaret River mit nahezu perfekten Wachstumsbedingungen gesegnet. Ein Frühling, der wärmer als gewöhnlich ist, ein trockener, sonniger Sommer und kühle Nächte. Signifikante tägliche Temperaturschwankungen sorgten für perfekte Reifebedingungen in all unseren trocken gewachsenen Weinbergen. Keine Krankheiten und praktisch kein Vogeldruck (insbesondere zu Beginn der Ernte) bedeutete, dass wir schön saubere Früchte mit idealem Reife- und Geschmacksniveau pflücken konnten ... Ein wahrer Genuss für unser Winzerteam. Der einzige Nachteil waren die außergewöhnlich niedrigen Erträge bei allen Sorten. Unser trocken bewirtschafteter Weinberg reagierte auf die trockeneren saisonalen Bedingungen, indem er winzige und leichte Trauben mit kleinen Beeren produzierte. Dadurch hat die Frucht eine unglaubliche Konzentration und eine schöne natürliche Säure bewahrt.
 

Waldbeeren, Brombeere, Pflaume, Gewürze, Vanille und mehr - Yummy

Erin Larkin zum The Standish 2020 Single Vineyard Shiraz Barossa Valley (Mai 2022):

The 2020 The Standish Shiraz was made with fruit from the Laycock family vineyard, in Greenock. The first vintage was 1999. This vintage saw 30% whole bunches in the ferment. It offers notes of red dirt, a bit of blood, salted heirloom tomato and satsuma plum. This is concentrated, compacted, plush, dense and muscular, with notes of ras el’hanout, allspice, torched cinnamon and salted Dutch licorice. This wine is like playing "Magic Eye." There’s a lot going on, but if you relax, a pattern emerges and the detail becomes obvious for all to see. Within the fine but plushly tannic frame, there is saltbush and bay leaf, exotic spice and cascading layers of berry fruits. The dirt in which the roots are entangled similarly shows its colors—and these are red, ochre, earth and dust. At first glance, the foolish and the rash will overlook this for being singularly muscular and full-bodied, but like all the best IYKYK (if you know, you know—wink wink) scenarios, there is far more than meets the palate here. Another blockbuster Standish.

 

Die Tastingnote vom James Suckling (Oktober 2022):
 
Amazing aromas of metal shavings, cloves, spices, and black and blue fruits. Violets, too. Full-bodied with creamy tannins. Cured meat with iron earth. Almost slatey. Very sophisticated and classy. Drinkable, but this is one to age ideally for a minimum of five years. Try after 2027.
 

"Meisterhafte Darbietung von Liebe zum Detail und Sorgfalt" (Erin Larkin)

Tastingnote vom Oktober 2022 für den Standish The Schubert Theorem 2020:

Unbelievable! Another insane wine. The length of this is endless. The blue fruits and Asian spices are mind-blowing. It’s medium- to full-bodied with a mouth full of polished and refined, creamy tannins. It goes on for minutes. Endless. Seamless and gorgeous. Leave this for years ahead if you can keep your hands off it. Better after 2025.

 

Erin Larkin bewertet für den Wine Advocate (May 2022):

The 2020 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz was made with fruit from the Roennfeldt Road vineyard in Marananga, with 70% whole bunches in the ferment. This is the only cuvée in the collection that sees any inclusion of a different maturation vessel: the northeastern corner of the vineyard goes into concrete, because it retains the pure blue fruit characters that so define the wine. When one considers the dirt that is in this vineyard (and I ask you, without dirt, just where would we all be?), when one sees its black, shaley sparkle, one can get a sense of what to expect in the wine. It is always the black, brooding beast of the pack, but there is always—and I repeat, ALWAYS—a core of very pure fruit at its heart. This year is no different, and it is encased in fine but structuring tannin. It soars long across the palate, and yet within it, this wine is elegant and pliable. If the Lamella is the intriguing, pretty wine, and The Standish is the savory powerhouse, then The Relic is the iron fist–velvet glove... which makes this the enigma. I cannot overstate how attracted I am to the prowling, slinking nature of it. The tannins here—of all the wines—have a blueberry skin gravel to them; they are chalky and fine and a little bit gritty… excellent. This is a sensation, in every respect. A hot contender for best wine in the release this year.
 

Vom ungekrönten König des Barossa Valley Shiraz, Dan Standish

Tastingnote vom Oktobe 2022 für den Standish The Relic 2020 Shiraz Viognier:

A pretty sensational wine with blackberry, grilled meat, dark chocolate, and licorice. Full-bodied and layered with righteous deep and poised tannins that coat the mouth. It goes on for minutes. Crushed stone, slate. Asian spice. Original vines planted in 1912. Drinkable, but better after three or four years. Try after 2025.

 

Erin Larkin im Mai 2022:

The 2020 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier is made with fruit from the Hongell family vineyard in Krondorf, with 15% to 20% whole bunches in the ferment and 1% Viognier skins co-fermented. This is the best I’ve seen it. There’s something about the combination of the hot year and the diminished yields—it has recoiled and recompressed the Viognier on top of and into the Shiraz and brought them into balance/harmony. Beneath its floral and stone fruit guiles is a pool of savory, muscular, red-dirt Shiraz. There is bacon fat and pure berry fruit and spice for days… I’ve recently looked at a previous vintage of this wine alongside an older but immaculate Chateau d’Ampuis, and while their origins were clear in the glass, the Relic proved an Australian perspective more than relevant. The balance between the varieties—and the classic push/pull of sweet and savory—is more harmonious this year than in any I can remember, and the only thing I am more excited about when I consider this wine is what I will say next year, through the lens of an excellent, cool and elegant year. What a fine pair they will make.
 

Geballte Kraft und unergründliche Tiefe. Was für ein Wein.

James Suckling im Oktober 2022 zum The Standish 2020 Lamella Shiraz

The Eden Valley fruit gives a unique cool fruit character of blue fruits, iron and white pepper. Granite. Medium to full body, with tight and integrated skin tannins and a gunpowder undertone. Fantastic length. A little closed now. Drink after 2025.

 

Erin Larkin verkostet und bewertet im Mai 2022:

The 2020 Lamella Shiraz was made with fruit from the Angas family vineyard in the Eden Valley (Hutton Vale Farm), with cuttings from the Mt. Edelstone vineyard, which is close by. It is made with 100% whole bunches in the ferment. "This is the last pick, and by that time the stems have fully lignified," said Dan Standish. It is floral, and granitic and minerally and über spicy all at once. It is the elegant wine of the lineup, thanks to the elevated vineyard and the cooling acid, but it also is possessed of a nuance and range of flavor that makes it distinct from the others. The Lamella has the breadth and range that the other two do not (making it neither better nor worse, just an observation), and it covers a lot of ground within that. It is shaley, and rocky and mineral, but it is also slightly herbal (there is fresh coriander and a hint of bay in there); the fruit is concentrated and pure and also has a splay of spice through the finish—licorice, star anise and a shake of allspice. Zoom out, and the wine has volumes of flavor and pillowy texture—it really does have it all. Due to the vintage conditions, I expected to be met by a dense wall of unforgiving flavor and tannin. Instead, it is possessed of a galaxy of flavor, pintucked into folds of texture and all of it spooling out over an interminable finish.
 

"Mollydooker" ist ein alter Aussie-Slang für einen Linkshändigen-Boxer und der Boxer von Mollydooker schlägt immer gut über sein Fruchtgewicht (die weingutseigene Klassifizierung für das Traubenmaterial) hinaus. Ist Ihnen eigentlich schon aufgefallen. dass der Boxer auf dem Label zwei linke Handschuhe trägt? Bei Mollydooker sind viele Linkshänder am Werke.

Winemaker Tasting Notes
This alluring and unashamedly bold Shiraz has hints of spiced plums. blackberry jam and cherry all at the fore and finishes with coffee cream. licorice and vanilla. Full bodied with vibrant berry fruit characteristics. yet elegant with restrained tannins. resulting in a soft mouthfeel. This Boxer is sure to be a knockout!

 

Der Black Print von Markus Schneider macht seinem Namen alle Ehre. Er funkelt schwarz wie Tinte im Glas, verströmt einen ganzen Strauss von dunklen Beeren und die zarten Würz- und Rauchnoten sind hervorragend eingebunden. Eine Cuvee aus: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon und Cabernet Dorsa.




 

Der 2016 Little Demon Shiraz Grenache von Mark Maxwell ist ein unglaublicher Weinwert aus dem McLaren Vale. Neben den so typischen Shirazweinen in dieser Region machen auch die Blends aus den zwei Rebsorten Shiraz und Grenache ordentlich Furore. In die Nase stömen dunkle reife Beeren wie Brombeere. Holunder und Süsskirsche. abgeurndet von der für das McLaren Vale so typischen Eukalyptusfrische. Das Tannin ist sehr weich und dennoch fleischig. die 15% Grenache in der Blend sorgen für Frische und die nötige Eleganz. Trinken Sie diesen Wein zu einem kräftigen Essen oder geniessen Sie ihn bei einem guten Buch oder vor dem Kamin als Solist.

Die Region McLaren Vale ist bekannt dafür. zwar stoffige. konzentrierte Weine hervorzubringen. aber immer mit etwas mehr Rasse und Schliss alf zum Beispiel im Barossa Valley. Keine Marmeladenbomber. sondern dichte weine von hoher Fruchtkonzentration mit feiner Mineralik und animierender Säure. geschliffenem Tannin und Frische. Maxwell - well balanced!