Wine Reviews

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...

Autumn wine reviews by Tyson Stelzer 98 POINTS // $349 YALUMBA the caley COONAWARRA & BAROSSA CABERNET& SHIRAZ 2014 The third release of Yalumba's superstar proves the sheer consistency of the great Australian blend to transcend its seasons. A superstar...

Summer wine reviews by Tyson Stelzer 96 POINTS // $65 TEUSNER ALBERT BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ 2017 Long a mainstay of Teusner's range, Albert has forever been my favourite, and confidently remains the best, even as his portfolio expands upwards and...

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...

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...