Grant Burge Filsell Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020
94 POINT RATED ANDREW CAILLARD MW & 92 POINT RATED HUON HOOKE THE REAL REVIEW
- 94 Point Rated Andrew Caillard MW
- 92 Point Rated Huon Hooke The Real Review
- Previous Vintage 95 Point Rated James Halliday Wine Companion
- Produced By 5 Red Star Rated Winery James Halliday
Vintage: | 2020 |
Source/Region: | Barossa Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now cellar up to 8 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 94 |
A beautifully aromatic bouquet, showcasing violets with hints of rosemary and freshly baked cinnamon buns. Serious Shiraz black fruits are evident, highlighting the complexity of this wine. Iconic Barossa Shiraz. The tannins are firm but fine, with a full weight and texture carrying milk chocolate, cacao nibs and cherry ripe fruit. Full, yet beautifully balanced with intense flavours, the wine carries through for an intensely long finish.
The 2020 vintage was one of the most challenging, due to early season winds disrupting fruit set, resulting in some of the lowest yields in the region. The season improved over spring and summer and despite the low yields the fruit quality, brightness & intensity were superb. The wine was fermented in a combination of stainless steel and open concrete fermenters using heading boards, allowing optimal fruit extraction. The wine is then fermented in a combination of French and American Oak.
94 Point Rated - Andrew Caillard MW Decanter World Wine Awards
"Deep crimson. Intense ripe blackberry boysenberry dark chocolate aromas with hints of aniseed. A classic claret style with ample blackberry, boysenberry, mulberry, cassis fruits, fine chalky/ al dente tannins and underlying mocha notes. Finishes grippy/ cedary firm with a long inky/ minerally plume. A very expressive wine with lovey fruit clarity and restrained power. Drink now – 2028."
92 Point Rated - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Deep, saturated purple-red colour; very fresh, somewhat raw aromas of blueberry, violet and blackberry greet the nose. A lacework of freshly chopped herbs, too. The wine is full-bodied and dense, with good concentration and luscious fruit sweetness, underpinned by serious tannins. It tastes very ripe but is on the right side of the ledger, with freshness and vitality."
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