Barossa Shiraz 2022: Vintage report and top scoring wines

Wow: an especially exciting, vibrant nose of sharply defined raspberry, plum, redcurrant and deeper tones of blackberry. Fruit purity also shapes the front palate, which...

The nose is pretty, with violets and a blackberry hedge in the morning mist, like a subdued French perfume – all nuance and suggestion rather...

An intense focus on specific geologies that run through Alkina’s Greenock Vineyard has resulted in micro-areas defined as polygons, which are vinified separately in concrete...

Flighty and finicky, this dances lightly on its toes – beautifully floral with shades of misty morning hedge among its red fruits, lighter in alcohol...

An understated beauty, this is modern Shiraz speaking with poise and purpose. The aromas are subtle, showing red fruits on the vine with a hint...

Strong herbal notes peek through a lean, black-fruited perfume, then the slim fruit profile reveals compelling subtle tones that shape the mid-palate, with black olive...

There’s vim and vitality in this fresh take on powerful Shiraz, demonstrating that strong old-vine fruit – sourced from the Western Barossa and Marananga – can...

Dark, sooty aromas with sparks of flint and torched blackberry suggests something feisty – and indeed, this is a beguiling black-fruited beauty that has grip,...

Velvety opulence speaks from the moment this hits your tongue until the last drop disappears. It’s a luxurious take on the grandeur of fit, medium-bodied...

Sturdy black berries sourced from this single vineyard in the Ebenezer sub-region have power, purpose and extraordinary clean, long flavours. This is serious, folks, as...

At its inception three decades ago, this wine style was a big statement about brawn and muscle. Now, The Octavius is finding a more sympathetic...

A mix of Barossa and Eden Valley fruit results in a playful wrestle between perfumed purple fruits and raw red berry grunt. It’s an enjoyable...

This is serious, black and tannic fruit, but with a sunny smile – showing that old-vine Shiraz doesn't have to be dour and humourless. Dark...

A seductive, comforting nose of plush dark red fruits sits in harmony with black earth and a fresh waft of field herbs and eucalypt. A...

Big-boned, black-hearted Shiraz can have a relaxed demeanour. If you want clenched-fist Shiraz power, it’s here – but it’s not shouting at you. The intense,...

The nose is opulent, a redolent bowl of fresh red and black berries, and the colour equally vivid, but the entry is smoother and more...

Such vivid colour always screams freshness – and provides compelling advertisement for this longstanding biodynamic vineyard – but the bouquet suggests something larger than expected,...

The rich waft of vibrant berries and dusky forest floor demands attention, and the entry doesn’t disappoint – plump, silky blackberries and satsuma plum sliding...

A lean perfume shoots straight through the flinty minerality of this slinky young model, being carefree and sashaying with confidence and poise. Deliberately lean and...

A blend of fruit sourced from multiple Barossa sub-regions provides a luscious meld, with the comforting embrace of rich red berries carrying an earthy swagger,...

Eden Valley fruit gives vibrant purple notes that capture brightness and vitality. It’s luscious and opulent on opening, with sharp redcurrant and wild raspberry crowding...

A heady bowl of ripe, dark red berries defines the perfume and loads up a sweet, powerful entry point to this surprisingly nimble wine. Forget...

The clear, pretty vibrancy of biodynamic fruit from a single vineyard in the Light Pass sub-region makes this lively Shiraz expression grab your attention. A...

Sultry and understated, this shows dark herbal notes and misty morning hedge fruits rather than the overt aromatics that you’d expect of medium-bodied Eden Valley...

The lean, spicy nose is arresting, as are the restrained, savoury tones of this svelte middleweight that carries as much mineral bite as it does...

An airy, high perfume of lush red and black fruits is then reflected in vivid mulberry colour. There’s lovely generosity of rounded fruits on entry,...

A lively, lifted nose of purple and red fruits shows some influence of whole bunch vim and vigour. It’s fleshy and generous on entry with...

Lively and friendly on the nose, this shows bright, joyous dark red fruit character from the Stockwell sub-region. Its cheery exuberance is underpinned by bass...

A heady waft of ripe red berries and a freshly mown meadow framed by eucalyptus trees sets the stage for a grand red berry entrance...

Rich on the nose, rich in the glass. The aromas come from a blacksmith’s forge in a deep, dark forest; soot, hot iron, emerald leaves,...

Wow: an especially exciting, vibrant nose of sharply defined raspberry, plum, redcurrant and deeper tones of blackberry. Fruit purity also shapes the front palate, which...

The nose is pretty, with violets and a blackberry hedge in the morning mist, like a subdued French perfume – all nuance and suggestion rather...

An intense focus on specific geologies that run through Alkina’s Greenock Vineyard has resulted in micro-areas defined as polygons, which are vinified separately in concrete...

Flighty and finicky, this dances lightly on its toes – beautifully floral with shades of misty morning hedge among its red fruits, lighter in alcohol...

An understated beauty, this is modern Shiraz speaking with poise and purpose. The aromas are subtle, showing red fruits on the vine with a hint...

Strong herbal notes peek through a lean, black-fruited perfume, then the slim fruit profile reveals compelling subtle tones that shape the mid-palate, with black olive...

There’s vim and vitality in this fresh take on powerful Shiraz, demonstrating that strong old-vine fruit – sourced from the Western Barossa and Marananga – can...

Dark, sooty aromas with sparks of flint and torched blackberry suggests something feisty – and indeed, this is a beguiling black-fruited beauty that has grip,...

Velvety opulence speaks from the moment this hits your tongue until the last drop disappears. It’s a luxurious take on the grandeur of fit, medium-bodied...

Sturdy black berries sourced from this single vineyard in the Ebenezer sub-region have power, purpose and extraordinary clean, long flavours. This is serious, folks, as...

At its inception three decades ago, this wine style was a big statement about brawn and muscle. Now, The Octavius is finding a more sympathetic...

A mix of Barossa and Eden Valley fruit results in a playful wrestle between perfumed purple fruits and raw red berry grunt. It’s an enjoyable...

This is serious, black and tannic fruit, but with a sunny smile – showing that old-vine Shiraz doesn't have to be dour and humourless. Dark...

A seductive, comforting nose of plush dark red fruits sits in harmony with black earth and a fresh waft of field herbs and eucalypt. A...

Big-boned, black-hearted Shiraz can have a relaxed demeanour. If you want clenched-fist Shiraz power, it’s here – but it’s not shouting at you. The intense,...

The nose is opulent, a redolent bowl of fresh red and black berries, and the colour equally vivid, but the entry is smoother and more...

Such vivid colour always screams freshness – and provides compelling advertisement for this longstanding biodynamic vineyard – but the bouquet suggests something larger than expected,...

The rich waft of vibrant berries and dusky forest floor demands attention, and the entry doesn’t disappoint – plump, silky blackberries and satsuma plum sliding...

A lean perfume shoots straight through the flinty minerality of this slinky young model, being carefree and sashaying with confidence and poise. Deliberately lean and...

A blend of fruit sourced from multiple Barossa sub-regions provides a luscious meld, with the comforting embrace of rich red berries carrying an earthy swagger,...

Eden Valley fruit gives vibrant purple notes that capture brightness and vitality. It’s luscious and opulent on opening, with sharp redcurrant and wild raspberry crowding...

A heady bowl of ripe, dark red berries defines the perfume and loads up a sweet, powerful entry point to this surprisingly nimble wine. Forget...

The clear, pretty vibrancy of biodynamic fruit from a single vineyard in the Light Pass sub-region makes this lively Shiraz expression grab your attention. A...

Sultry and understated, this shows dark herbal notes and misty morning hedge fruits rather than the overt aromatics that you’d expect of medium-bodied Eden Valley...

The lean, spicy nose is arresting, as are the restrained, savoury tones of this svelte middleweight that carries as much mineral bite as it does...

An airy, high perfume of lush red and black fruits is then reflected in vivid mulberry colour. There’s lovely generosity of rounded fruits on entry,...

A lively, lifted nose of purple and red fruits shows some influence of whole bunch vim and vigour. It’s fleshy and generous on entry with...

Lively and friendly on the nose, this shows bright, joyous dark red fruit character from the Stockwell sub-region. Its cheery exuberance is underpinned by bass...

A heady waft of ripe red berries and a freshly mown meadow framed by eucalyptus trees sets the stage for a grand red berry entrance...

Rich on the nose, rich in the glass. The aromas come from a blacksmith’s forge in a deep, dark forest; soot, hot iron, emerald leaves,...