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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: This is Ben Glaetzer’s flagship wine and highlights the balance between the fruit and tannins. Darkly concentrated and rich, yet poised and elegant. Notes of black cherry, black liquorice and blackcurrant lead to an impressive long finish.
Awards
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2021 Edition - 95 Points - Gold - Glaetzer Amon-Ra 2018: “From vines 50-130yo in Ebenezer yielding 2t/ha, open-fermented, hand plunged three times daily, matured for 16 months in new hogsheads (5% American). Full-bodied to the point where it’s difficult to give any guidance for cellaring time.”
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Country: Australia
Region: Barossa Valley
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