The final release in the Grandma Raethel series, and the standout vintage of them all. Created as a tribute to the German pioneers who settled the Barossa in the 1840s, these wines celebrate the region’s warm-climate style, delivering the deep flavour and mid-palate richness that make Barossa reds unique in the world.
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The Regions Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2022
$12.50Langhorne Creek as one of the great warm climate regions of Australia. The best wines are profound. There are only a few tens of cases being a left over from a bigger bottling some time ago. This wine is bold, big and rich yet has a softness which is instantly captivating, making it very easy to recommend.
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The Regions Clare Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $13.60.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.Please return to the Clare Valley as the wine flavours are magnificent. Its Way up North yet the wines have intriguing cool climate minty flavours simply delicious. Another district that will one day have global fame. What Australia has that other continents do not is a sudden burst of hot weather that puts the ‘icing’ on the flavours.
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Hopcroft & Cornock McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Original price was: $14.80.$11.00Current price is: $11.00. -
Glug Final Edition Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
Original price was: $16.50.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.The Barossa Valley has no equal, globally for power and concentration. My reading relates how consumers have changed, “They want lighter, fresher styles designed for modern drinking occasions….with new packaging and clearer, taste-led cues to make the range easier to shop”. Glug recommends the exact opposite as found in the Final Edition.
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Bagot Station Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
$13.40Young reds from the right vintages without hard extract are magnificent. This Bagot reminds me of those deeply coloured and powerful Moulin a Vent-Beaujolais, I imported in the 1970s. Deep in colour, one glass led to another, as did the bottles. How can wine be so pleasant. This vintage produced wines with a pronounced aroma and the winemaker has highlighted this with a light touch in the winery-such as no pressings added back. A must buy though will not evolve into a Karrawirra.
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Oakley Adams Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
Original price was: $14.10.$8.00Current price is: $8.00.I keep telling the story of the role of wine merchants using Oakley Adams as they did the hard yards. The business was Melbourne based and began in 1871 as importers of wines and spirits. Later they promoted local wines which were bottled as Oakley Adams selections. Selling wine was hard work and did not become part of life of our social life until the post war years.
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Goat Square Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
Original price was: $15.80.$11.00Current price is: $11.00.The first vintage was the 2003 so this is the nineteenth vintage of a Shiraz we call the ‘Salt of the Earth’. Titled because it delivers a consistent view of Barossa Valley Shiraz each vintage. Past vintages of all Goat Square wines is at glug-wines-winemaker-and-merchant/goat-square/
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Goat Square Collection Mixed Dozen
Original price was: $192.40.$130.00Current price is: $130.00.The mix contains:
Goat Square Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023 x 2
Goat Square Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022 x 3
Goat Square Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 x 2
Goat Square Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023 x 3
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Brutus Barossa Valley Shiraz Durif 2021
$29.90This is the eighth Brutus from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2021. Brutus is a project to push Shiraz further by blending with Durif. Durif from the Riverine town of Griffith is exceptional and with our experience with Rutherglen Durif we knew it would blend well with Barossa Shiraz. The ABV is 15%. Shiraz with Durif is a Wonder.
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Glug ‘GH40’ Winemaker’s Individual Barrel Selection Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.50Glug’s Individual Barrel Selection showcases the subtle differences within each vintage. Bottled straight from single barrels, these boutique wines capture the rare, distinctive flavours that set them apart.
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Glug Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
Original price was: $19.50.$12.00Current price is: $12.00.The first Glug reserve was a 2015 being a small parcel just too good to blend away which was bottled in 2017. By then we had learnt how to bottle tiny amounts leading to single barrel bottlings and small amounts. The point of Barossa Shiraz is its unique depth and ripeness. Thus pale, delicate and light has its place as does a wine like this which is the opposite; having an intense depth of ‘sweetness’ along the mid palate a feature that seems to be unique to the Barossa Valley.
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Rara Avis Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$35.90The rare and wonderful comes from the Barossa Valley. Within the best Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache those with a top palate can identify wines that have an edge over all the others. This Rara Avis, the fifth we have made since 2004, is our best Shiraz from 2022. Will keep for a long time though even the best we prefer to see consumed at a younger age.
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Crayford Collection Mixed Dozen
Original price was: $178.00.$110.00Current price is: $110.00.Made up as follows:
3 bottles of Crayford Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023
3 bottles of Crayford Barossa Valley Carignan 2021
3 bottles of Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz Durif 2022
3 bottles of Crayford Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
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Karrawirra Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$16.50As customers are aware Glug favours later picking. It is possible in many vintages to leave the grapes hanging for much longer though you need a customer base to support the sales of these more extreme ripe styles.
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Karrawirra Barossa Valley Shiraz 2023
Original price was: $16.50.$11.00Current price is: $11.00.Guardian of the Barossa the 16th Vintage. The first Glug vintage was the 2008 though we revived this brand which was used by Kies Family Wines in 1968. The name is derived from aboriginal peoples and means stands of red gums. The Kara-wirra valley, near Lyndoch was the home of century old red gums of massive size.