Krondorf 121 Settlers Old Vine Shiraz 2022

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There have been some quite exceptional wines from this vintage out of the Barossa, and this one lands smack bang in the middle of them. It’s sourced from very old Barossa vines and immediately strikes with that compelling Barossa combination of blackberry and plum, with a lift of earthy spices and a touch of mocha. Floral notes emerge on the palate and then hints of ironstone and flint emerge. Perfectly poised, elegantly structured, and immensely powerful. Good times ahead in the cellar, but very approachable even now.

Ray Jordan
Wine critic, author and journalist at Winepilot

Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.

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Variety: Red Wine, Shiraz