Wine Reviews

Wine reviews for spring with Tyson Stelzer 96 POINTS // $75 dutschke oscar semmler St Jakobi Vineyard Shiraz 2016 A dense singularity of black fruit power and high cocoa dark chocolate oak is the signature of Oscar, but it...

Spring wine reviews by Tyson Stelzer 99 POINTS // $865 Henschke HILL of grace 2015 A record-breaking coolest January in 11 years and a mild autumn have given birth to a Hill of Grace of particular elegance. Its...

A curated list of top Barossa wines perfect for the holiday season.

    Yalumba The Caley Cabernet Shiraz 2012 98 Points // $350 Calm, seamless and effortless, this is the reincarnation of the 50/50 Coonawarra/Barossa blends of Yalumba of a half-century ago, lifted by a modern refinement and a...

    Henschke Hill of Grace 2012 99 Points // $825 There is an effortless, calm, indeed graceful purity to this vintage that captures the essence of this historic and celebrated site. A grand, expansive complexity juxtaposes restraint...

20 Barossa wines to inspire and engage your palate this Autumn

  JACOB'S CREEK JOHANN BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ 2012 96 POINTS // $120 Johann has changed recipe in recent years, and 2012 is more than 80% Shiraz, sourced predominantly from the 90-year-old vines of the Willandra...

  YALUMBA THE CALEY 2013 97 POINTS // $349 A beautifully composed blend that seamlessly unites the tension of Cabernet with the body of Shiraz, drawing out magnificent, fine-boned finesse and great acid/tannin confidence in...

Perfect wine to pair with your favourite Barossa inspired dishes.

  HENTLEY FARM H-BLOCK BAROSSA VALLEY 2016 96 POINTS // $175 A beautifully succulent, bright and fragrant blend that leads out with the aromatic violet lift and blackcurrant crunch of Cabernet and rolls into the...