Brockenchack Tru-Su Eden Valley Rosé 2022 $22 The name might be a mashup of Trudi and Susan, daughters of founders Trevor and Marilyn Harch, yet the wine is very much a pure offering. Crafted from shiraz grown in their Eden Valley vineyard by winemaker Joanne Irvine, it has an attractive melon and raspberry razzle on … Read More
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Brockenchack Mackenzie William 1896 Eden Valley Riesling 2022
Brockenchack Mackenzie William 1896 Eden Valley Riesling 2022 $30 Founded by Trevor and Marilyn Hartch, this snappy-dry riesling is named after their eldest grandson Mack and the fact that vines have been growing in their little corner of the Barossa since the late 19th century. It rolls with clean lime and apple notes, quartzy mineral … Read More
Brockenchack Jack Harrison Eden Valley Shiraz 2018
Brockenchack Jack Harrison Eden Valley Shiraz 2018 $69 Made from 54yo grapevines by the ultra-talented Joanne Irvine, Brockenchack’s flagship shiraz is named after the grandson of founders Trevor and Marilyn Harch. Jack is the company viticulturist and is training to become their future winemaker. So no pressure then! Put all your thoughts of shiraz being … Read More
Brockenchack Zip Line Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2020
Brockenchack Zip Line Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2020 $26 Ripe, spice-stacked, and showing seams of peppercorn and cocoa, this new vintage of one of my favourite new Eden Valley discoveries, has a shed-tonne of flavour and texture circling a core of bright boysenberry and blackcurrant. It’s ultra-fresh, frisky and fanging (technical term) with cocoa … Read More
Brockenchack Megan Jane Eden Valley Grenache 2020
Brockenchack Megan Jane Eden Valley Grenache 2020 $40 In a nod to New Zealand-based team member Megan McMurdo, this grenache is a vibrant, grin-inducing yet soothing wine that reliably over-delivers vintage after vintage. Bursting with cherry and blueberry aromatics, dark plum and cocoa characters and soft peppery textures, it’s a plush, comfy wine that’s perfectly … Read More
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Barossa Rum Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Barossa Rum Cabernet 2021 $21 Well well well. With all the bourbon-aged red wines out there, I didn’t expect the character of this wine to be so different, what with it coming from extended maturation in rum barrels. But hello! It’s chock-full of caramel and vanilla and ripe sultana-saturated sweetness … Read More
Barossa Black Barossa Double Oak Series Bourbon Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Barossa Double Oak Series Bourbon Cabernet 2021 $21 If you’ve ever fantasised about the love child of cabernet sauvignon getting jiggy with a saucy old bourbon barrel, then welcome to wine porn my friend. Bay, tobacco and classic dark fruits merge with exotic vanilla, sweet smoke and spiced toffee and caramel notes to … Read More
Barossa Black Barossa Cabernet 2021
Barossa Black Barossa Cabernet 2021 $19 Classic dark, inky cabernet with a sweet boysenberry concentration, hints of peppermint chocolate and bay, it’s an easy, smooth, plump red that’ll keep the party moving. Or it’ll round out your quiet time in front of the telly nicely. If you’re a chunk of blue cheese I’d be very … Read More
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Bourbon Barossa Shiraz 2019
Barossa Black Double Oak Series Bourbon Barossa Shiraz 2019 $21 Dangerously easy to drink, this Barossa shiraz has been aged in old bourbon barrels which immediately gives the wine an alluring, heady, vanilla and caramel character which attaches itself to a core of deep berryfruit and dark cocoa. Smooth, ultra-ripe, velvety and sweet, it’ll be … Read More
Barossa Black Double Oak Series ‘Rum’ Barossa Shiraz 2019
Barossa Black Double Oak Series ‘Rum’ Barossa Shiraz 2019 $20-$22 If caramelised, vanilla-and-smoke-saturated shiraz is your thing then you’ve come to the right cul-de-sac. I’m guessing that classic hit of rum is from this wine being aged in old rum barrels, but combine that with sweet fruit intensity, boysenberry, blackberry and blackcurrant and a hint … Read More
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