Region: Australia, Barossa Valley

Grape variety: Shiraz

Background: A family-owned boutique winery producing premium Barossa Valley wines. Ben Glaetzer makes unique, elegant wines which are treated as classics. Ben has previously won the Qantas Young Winemaker of the Year and in 2005, he was inducted as the youngest ever member of the Barons of the Barossa, a special Wine Fraternity of industry personalities.

Tasting notes: The colour is deep inky red with purple hues. An explosion of brooding dark tones with bright cassis and coffee bean hints. Subtle richness with flavours of dark plum and blackberry intermingled with dark chocolate and dried spice. Generous yet restrained tannin provides exceptional palate length and persistence.

Awards

Robert Parker 2023 Wine Advocate Review Erin Larkin - 92 Points: Glaetzer Bishop 2021 - “The 2021 Bishop Shiraz is pristine, supple and concentrated. There are layers of mulberry, raspberry and salted liquorice (red liquorice, too) in the mouth, shaped by fine, pliable tannins. It is bendy like high-jump poles. This is really great value for money. It is reliably high quality, delivering a modern, satisfying Barossa experience. What more do you want?  Drink Date 2023 – 2031”

Robert Parker 2022 Wine Advocate Review Erin Larkin - 92 Points: Glaetzer Bishop 2020: “This 2020 Bishop Shiraz is a saturating and pure example of Barossa Shiraz, from a warm, compacted and low yielding vintage. The wine in the glass is the very essence of Barossa, with red, earthy tannins, spicy/toasty oak and a fruit profile that spans red, purple and black. Really well done. Delicious. Drink Date 2022 – 2032.”

Robert Parker 2021 Wine Advocate Review Joe Czerwinski - 91 Points – Glaetzer Bishop 2019: “The 2019 Bishop Shiraz is all Shiraz and all from the Ebenezer district of the northern Barossa Valley. Aged almost exclusively in second, third and fourth use oak (mostly French), it features slight herbal overtones to the black cherry and black olive notes. It’s medium to full-bodied on the palate, supple, generous and reasonably concentrated, folding in hints of peppery spice and mocha shadings on the velvety, mouthwatering finish.”

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