Stonehouse Neldner Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
- 93
- $150
- Drink by: 2023-2036
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According to the Barossa Old Vine Charter, the Neldner Vineyard planted in the mid-1950s is officially designated as old vine, fully mature with a root structure and trunk thickness that “encourages diversity of flavour and character.” Vibrant in deep red-purple hues, Neldner reveals a complex set of aromas and flavours heavily influenced by a distinctive savouriness. Earth, black fruits, bramble, plum are all spiced up in clove and allspice courtesy of time spent in new and aged American and French oak. Said oak also plays a role in the firm tannin structure of the wine. It sits well against a ripe fruited background influenced by savoury charcuterie, bacon fat and leather notes.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
