Winemaker Notes
The Barossa & Eden Valleys Shiraz epitomizes the philosophy of Powell & Son: to marry the strengths of the Barossa and Eden Valleys together. The aroma of this wine shows kirsch, lavender, sage and charred meats. It has a dark, brooding character to add further complexity. The palate is dense and deep with ripe black fruits: plum, blackberry compote as well as a cured meats and black olive.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
When it comes to Powell & Son’s large range of premium Shiraz, this is your best bang-for-buck bottling. It showcases the best from Eden and Barossa with a personality lacking in some of the more polished, oak-driven wines. Aromas are lifted, vegetal and spicy: green peppercorn amid red berry, cranberry, subtle spices and minerals. The palate is powerful but shows freshness and restraint. Tannins are fine and well integrated with the crunchy fruit and peppercorn spice. Drink now–2035. Editors’ Choice.
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
The Barossa Zone encompasses the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley. Some of the oldest vines in Australia can be found here.
Barossa Valley of course is the most important and famous wine growing region in all of Australia where 140+ year-old, dry-farmed Shiraz vines still produce inky, purple and dense juice for some of Australia's best wines.
In the cooler, wetter Eden Valley sub-region, the Hill of Grace vineyard is home to famous Shiraz vines from the 1800s but the region produces also some of Australia’s very best and age-worthy Rieslings.