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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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.50The Barossa Valley is a remarkable wine region to visit. To move from admiring the landscape in the manner of the occasional visitor to having a profound knowledge of the how the landscape evolved (geomorphology) has given me much satisfaction.
I know Old Moppa Road very well. It runs along the western edge of the northern Barossa Valley a location with many old vine vineyards. Alas for this vintage we could not buy grapes from the location we wanted along Old Moppa so moved further north to secure supply.
This vintage was a true Barossa vintage without prolonged hot spells nor unsettling cooler periods. So out of 50 vintages the 2022 would be like about 25 of them. You want to sit with the average not the extremes. Looks good in the glass as I write this note but am wary about long term cellaring.
The wine is rich and deep but all vintages make me cautious as the unexpected can appear as they age, so 10 plus years is not recommended – unless you are happy.
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The Green Patch Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$13.80Boutiques now make more wine than they can sell at the high prices they charge. Indeed 50% of the current oversupply is called ‘premium’ for the first time ever. Glug hunts through this surplus to find wines we bottle as ‘One Offs’ like this Green Patch. Now you see them, then they are gone.
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Oakley Adams Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.10I 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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Wine Makers Individual Barrel Series GH76 WIBS Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$14.70So here we are with the final single barrel bottling. GH76 being the record keeping number. ’75 was when I began selling wine, a better ending, but we have no GH75 barrel. The WIBS idea has worked so lets celebrate that. The first single barrel was bottled in 2019 being from the 2015 vintage. There have been several dozen since. The alcohol at bottling of GH76 was 15% which indicates why we placed this barrel to one side. Beautiful wine which will keep for years. Good value today.
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Bengalee Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$16.50The Bengalee left Hamburg with German settlers on 10th July 1838 and arrived in Adelaide on the 19th November, 1838. It is likely a few of these arrivals later found their way to the Barossa Valley becoming part of the fabulous Barossa wine story. We picked up that story in 2008 when we released our first Bengalee Shiraz.
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The Regions McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
$14.50McLaren Vale Shiraz shaped by the cooling influence of the nearby ocean, where maritime freshness meets inland heat. The 2022 vintage delivers a rich, powerful style at 15.3% alcohol. A big wine that shows why McLaren Vale stands alongside Australia’s great coastal regions.
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Kitts Creek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$15.80Classic Barossa Shiraz. Full, ripe and generous, just as we like it. Made from fully ripened grapes with light extraction, this 2022 delivers rich flavour now rather than needing long cellaring, showing why Barossa Shiraz remains unmatched for depth and value.
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The Regions Clare Valley Shiraz 2022
$13.60Please 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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Barbarossa Barossa Valley Shiraz Cabernet Durif Mataro 2022
$15.80NMD is short for ‘no more details’ and is the game we played with the early releases of the Barbarossa. The name Barbarossa and knowledge that it was 100% Barossa Valley was all customers were told. A real guessing game.
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Old Moppa Road Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$13.70A full-flavoured Barossa Cabernet in the region’s signature warm-climate style. Rich, generous and built with depth. Unlike cooler-region Cabernets, this wine offers volume and power, with the structure to cellar beautifully over the next decade.
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GH63 WIBS Winemakers Individual Barrel Selection Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 15%
$14.50Selected from a standout barrel set aside by the winemaker, this bottling shows the powerful side of Barossa Cabernet. Treated in the same way as Shiraz, the result is a wine that is Barossa first and Cabernet second. Rich, full and a reminder that this variety thrives just as impressively in warmer districts.
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Kitts Creek Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$15.80This region is higher, drier and with a different weather pattern to the Southern and middle part of the Barossa. What we want from the wines of this region is Barossa strength yet with the cooler evenings the fruit aromas are more fragrant which also shows on the palate.
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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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Salem Valley Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2022
$12.80This tiny village does exist and is now an extension of Angaston. The original church is still open and fronting the main street frontage are many cottages of this era. The wine though is a blend from many barrels as we are in clearing mode and contains Barossa Valley and Eden Valley from many sub-districts.
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Stockwell Creek Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$22.50A rich, full-bodied Barossa Cabernet showing the region’s distinctive ripe style. Powerful yet balanced, it delivers the depth of flavour and generosity that set Barossa Cabernet apart from cooler-climate expressions.
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Stockwell Creek Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$22.50Barossa Valley Shiraz is defined by the region’s warm climate, which concentrates flavour and creates wines of richness and mid-palate weight. The 2022 vintage continues this tradition, delivering a generous, full-flavoured Shiraz that reflects the distinctive power of the Barossa.
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The Regions Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$14.80A classic Barossa Shiraz showing the richness and generosity that make the region unique. Drawn from the valley’s diverse sub-regions, the 2022 vintage delivers the depth, warmth and layered flavour that continue to define Barossa Shiraz on the world stage.
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Goat Square Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
$15.80We last made Goat Square Cabernets in 2004, 2005, and 2006 then backed off as they did not fit the style we wanted for Goat Square. The Cabernet we harvested from a new source in 2021 was of another standard so we returned with the Goat Square 2021. We continue with the 2022.
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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.
