Glaetzer Shiraz 2004, Barossa Valley

Glaetzer Wines was established in 1995 to create limited quantities of benchmark reds, which reflect the quality and diversity of the Barossa Valley.  This family-owned company is an expression of more than 30 years of winemaking for Colin, and a new chapter for the Glaetzers who have been in the Barossa since 1888.   

Colin and his winemaker son Ben craft small volumes of super-premium wines, using exceptional fruit from ancient, dry-grown vineyards in the Ebenezer district of the valley.  With minimal intervention, they turn this fruit into wines which show Glaetzer's trademark elegance and complexity.

Glaetzer Shiraz is the family's flagship wine.  This limited production, luxury wine is made exclusively with premium fruit sourced from 80 to 115 year-old, dry grown vines in the Northern Ebenezer district of the Barossa.

This is a powerful, rich wine which blends intensity with the Glaetzer hallmarks of complexity and elegance.   A food-friendly wine, Glaetzer Shiraz is dark purple in colour, with some hints of red. A brooding nose which takes time in the glass to evolve. Initially showing cracked pepper, mulberry and wisps of earthy spice the wine shows a multitude of aromas after breathing to display ripe plums and crushed herbs. The palate has supple tannin structure which supports masses of briary fruit and rich chocolate and roasted coffee flavours.  The wine will age well for 10 years.

Technical Information
Winemakers:      Colin Glaetzer, Ben Glaetzer
Growing region:     Northern Ebenezer region of the Barossa Valley, South Australia
Variety:    100% Shiraz from 85-115-year old vines
Vinification:             The wine was fermented in small, open vats and then transferred to new French Barriques (Nevers and Troncais) and American Hogsheads.  The wine is matured in oak for 16 months.
Yield:                    0.25-1 tonnes per acre (equivalent to 0.6–2.47 tonnes per hectare)
Alcohol/volume:    14.5%
pH:                          3.49    
Acidity:                   6.9g/l