The Château Single Vineyard ‘Bethanian’ Shiraz 2023

So named as it hails from the sandy loam soils on Bethany Creek (Bethanian is the name used by some locals when they refer this, the oldest settlement in the Barossa – we are talking the 1840s). The wine spent eighteen months in a mix of French and American oak, both new and older. Just 1,000 cases.
A maroon hue, the nose reveals notes of florals, black fruits, coffee grinds, chocolate, bay leaves, spices, soy and sarsaparilla. Even a touch of blueberries emerges with time in the glass. There is juicy acidity, sleek tannins, good focus and very good length here. A wine of bright flavours, this is an attractive single vineyard Shiraz, which will provide delicious drinking for the next ten to twelve years.

The source of the fruit is the ridge near the village of Bethany. It’s an area that produces wines that are silky smooth and eminently approachable even as youngsters. This one is right on the money. Loaded with a typical mix of blackberry and licorice with dark chocolate swirling through a plush palate. Really attractive bright fruit here, and it had the potential to cellar. Cellar: 10 years

Dark red, inky and opaque in the glass. Lifted aromas of stewed plum, mulberry, pudding spice, bramble, pepper and ferrous earth. Full-bodied, dark fruited and powerful in flavour. There's a lovely drive of brooding fruit, sweet oak and chewy tannins. Some pretty lively acidity kicks in and keeps everything bright and balanced. 2025-2040