Ben Glaetzer Amon-Ra Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022

This is truly an iconic wine and a Barossa classic. Again, from the highly regarded Ebenezer sub-region, with the vines between fifty and 130 years of age. The yield is just a derisory two tonnes per hectare. Maturation was for sixteen months in new hogsheads, 95% French and the remainder American. Under cork. The colour here is black as a politician’s heart. There are cigar box notes, chocolate, blackberries, tobacco leaves, mocha, licorice, coffee beans and cold tea. This is supple, seamless and silky, with immaculately integrated oak, focus, serious length, impeccable balance and ideal structure. This is simply stunning and will continue to thrill for the next fifteen to twenty years. There are plenty of more expensive flagship wines from this region that don’t hold a candle to this cracker.