Gibson Wines ‘The Dirtman’ Shiraz 2019

There is a battle going on in the Barossa – new, modern sleek wines up against the more traditional styles with lashings of fruit and normally a fair whack of oak thrown in too – the kind of wines that made drinkers around the world fall in love with the Barossa. This is one of those wines.

Deeply coloured and flavoured – it is packed full of big, fleshy fruits – plum pudding and baked earth with a dusting of spice. It is then dry and voluptuous with a riot of black fruits plus a tarry edge all held in place by sweet oak. Rounded off with a long supple finish, this is one delicious package for fans of Big Barossa.

Angus Hughson

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Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

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