Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Eden Valley Barossa Shiraz 2022
98 POINTS: #1 2022 Barossa Shiraz – Decanter
95 POINTS: Vinous
95 POINTS: The Wine Advocate
95 POINTS: The Real Review (Stuart Knox)
95 POINTS: Halliday Wine Companion
95 POINTS: JamesSuckling.com
"Sourced from the Mengler Hill site in Eden Valley. Hand picked and fermented wild in a concrete egg, replete with 20% whole bunches, before transfer to French oak (20% new). A lather of lilac, lavender and aniseed defines a sumptuous nose. Purple fruits and rosewater, the palate, with a creep of tannin growing in gravitas across the back end as the wine opens. This is a delicious, full-weighted expression of considerable class and detail. Top of the totem in the region."
- Halliday Wine Companion
"Deep garnet. Fragrant, lifted, minty black fruits. This is all about the fruit though the seasoned oak has no doubt rounded the fine tannins. Juicy, dark-red fruit, mouth-wateringly fresh and lively, a relief to my palate after some of these dark and powerful Barossa Shirazes. Dry, grainy tannins add to the freshness."
- Jancis Robinson
Intense, tightly coiled and vital, this wine is like a great orator. Beautifully complex, red and black bramble fruits support the naunces of spice and peppery notes. Every component measured and well timed, the tone lifts and falls, all the while building emotion and resonance. Tension and excitement builds and leads through to a memorable finish. Oh, and it tastes amazing!
ABV: 14.5%