A sense of brooding intensity but bright and expressive with aromas of ripe berries, spice and whole bunch aromatics. The wine never gets huge but flows with impressive length to complex and finely detailed finish.

Each cask contains 1.5 litresAlcohol content 13.8%Vol.Variety Red WineNumber of Serves at 50mL = 30 (Lasts 1 Month)Resveratrol concentration: 400mg/L (as measured by the Australian Wine Research Institute)Consume 1-2 x 50mL per day.

Deep red color and concentrate aroma. Layers of fruit, with blueberry to the fore.100% french oak givesa mass of fine grained tannins which bring a firm tight finish of great length.

A complex bouquet with aromas ranging from cracked black pepper to mulberry, cranberry and lemon curd. There is a delightful elegance and complexity to the palate, showing layers of pomegranate, cranberry and raspberry tart upfront, with hints of red fruits. Beautiful firm tannins and graceful, lengthy finish.

Krondorf 121 Settlers Barossa Valley Shiraz The 121 Settlers Old Vine Shiraz is sourced from a single site at the cooler southern extremity of Barossa, in St. Jakobi, abutting the western ridge of the Lyndoch sub-zone. Here, a conflation of red clay and loam promotes earlier ripening, a mitigating factor against inclement weather and the growing risk of early season frosts that Climate Change has foisted upon us. As importantly these dense soils imbue the wines with a firm tannic carriage, ensuring passage to greater complexity in the cellar, while serving as a structural harness for typically exuberant Barossan fruit. The average age of the vines is in excess of 35 years, with gnarled octogenarian survivors among them. Yields are inherently low as the established root systems reach deep below the soils substrata in search of water and the requisite nutrients drawn through it. Yet the fruit that is produced is immaculate: vibrant, concentrated and firmly stamped with the regional postcode of generosity. The winemaking is dutifully sensitive, chaperoning the fruit from vineyard to bottle with minimal intrusion: gravity feeds, gentle pigeage and 16-18 months in used, rather than new, oak. The result is one of dark fruit allusions from plum to blackberry, underlain by a potpourri of spice including black pepper, clove and star anise, all melded to a pungent thread of mineral. The oak is apparent, but only as an adjunct to propel the finish long. As with many Barossan greats, the fruit weight allows for early appeal, albeit, this is a wine that will easily cellar for 15 years onwards.

Alkina Spice Garden Shiraz, Barossa Valley A very welcome inclusion into the Premium Barossa Shiraz Club, Alkinas Spice Garden is 100% organic and biodynamic certified Shiraz from one specific block from which they produced just 44 cases (and some rare magnums). It looks and tastes like a high-gear Barossa Shiraz, with all the ripeness and power matched with a unique minerality.

WOLF BLASS WINES Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Shiraz, Barossa Valley

Full-bodied and rich, this Barossa Shiraz displays notes of aromatic black fruit concentrates and touches of subtle oak. With fine tannins that support the palate for a complex finish and lasting impression.