Glaetzer Amon-Ra Barossa Shiraz 2020

Glaetzer Amon-Ra Barossa Shiraz 2020Matthew Jukes Top 100 Australian Wines of 2022 2023 Glaetzer Amon Ra is a benchmark Barossa Valley shiraz made by master winemaker Ben Glaetzer. Fruit is sourced from exceptional old vines in the famed Ebenezer sub region in the northern part of the Barossa Valley. Vine age varies from 35 years to over 130 years of age. Amon Ra is Glaetzer's flagship wine and in addition to being a shiraz of monumental proportions, it displays a freshness and purity

and by the time he had finished high school he was interested in wine as a career and applied to go to Roseworthy College to study winemaking

" Willcock admits with delight

He felt that rosé had strong developmental opportunities

semillon and sauvignon blanc

named in honour of a man who was a mentor to me and many others

a sinuous line to the palate that links and loops around the complex flavours of forest floor/spice and wild strawberry

Emily and her close friend Georgia Roberts also produce an excellent white wine also made from other people’s fruit: Lo Stesso Fiano

the wine still taut and refined

with nine months on lees in ten-year old French barriques adding a softness and inviting textural element

This will be a gorgeous drink with a few extra years on it

leading to a finely expressed palate that's sleek and lingering

taut and elegant with delicious fruit sweetness