Wine Reviews

Wine reviews for winter with Tyson Stelzer 96 POINTS // $75 TORBRECK THE GASK EDEN VALLEY SHIRAZ 2017 A slick and sophisticated Gask that unites tremendous depth of black fruits with magnificent Eden Valley white pepper and spice, at once...

  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...

  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...

  HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE 2013 96 POINTS // $825 There is a calm, effortless, unassuming confidence to Hill of Grace, as the stamina of more than 150 years in the soil transcends the vagaries...

  HAYES FAMILY WINES VINEYARD SERIES EBENEZER SHIRAZ 2016 94 POINTS // $60 The power and might of this single block high in the hills of Ebenezer in the northern Barossa effortlessly swallows up 20...

  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 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...

Winter Wine Reviews The Barossa Mag is proud to welcome highly acclaimed wine writer, Tyson Stelzer to the team as he reviews 20 wines from the region. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge, spanning...