Organic and Biodynamic Wines

Mosel, Germany. The 2019 version delivers a quite attractive scent of anise and ginger as well as white fruits and banana. The feel on the palate is firm and powerful, yet racy and focused. The firm acidity (it does hit 9 g/l) frames the finish. This is a very nice wine made in a forceful style...

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Clarry’s is bright purple-black in colour. It is very lifted with aromas of dark rose perfume, cherries, fruit cake, musk, raspberries, milk chocolate and spice. The palate is very juicy and packed with dense flavours of bright red and black fruits. Full flavoured, round and harmonious, natural chalky tannins add structure and texture. Limited maturation in seasoned barrels has added complexity while respecting the fruit purity that is the hallmark of this wine. Clarry’s is solid with enough power but under control giving good balance. It is a mouth filling wine that is completed by a very lengthy finish. This is an approachable, fruit-driven and opulent wine that is best enjoyed now or over the next five years...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Eduard Shiraz is deep purple-black in colour. Immediately evoking a serious wine, the aroma is intense and lifted with prominent dark fruit, nutmeg, black cherry, fruit cake and chocolate. The palate is full bodied and concentrated. Generous and mouthfilling flavours of pristine black fruits dominate together with subtle barrel ferment complexities. Tannins are solid but polished adding a muscular structure. This is a very layered wine, with intensity, complexity and detail. Densely packed, Eduard is completed by a dry lingering finish. This is a sophisticated wine of the highest calibre and is worthy of cellaring for many years...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Greenock Shiraz is deep purple-black in colour. Bright and lifted, the bouquet displays characters of blackberry, cherry, fruit cake, ripe plum, mocha and oriental spice. These ripe black fruit flavours continue to the powerfully flavoured full-bodied palate. Driven by intense fruit purity, the palate is complimented with subtle oak barrel characters. The natural tannins are lightly chalky but fine adding structure to support the strong fruit. With layers of complexity this is a very pure but sophisticated wine of great balance that is completed by a solid lingering finish. Greenock is a complex Barossa Shiraz that has a long cellaring future...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Johann Georg Shiraz is deep magenta in colour. On the nose there are lifted aromatics of spice, cedar, inviting red fruits, pepper, cinnamon, clove, roast meats, rose perfume, dried herbs, blueberry and nutmeg. The palate is full-flavoured and well balanced with red fruits and spice complimented by subtle background oak. The wine is elegant in weight but still powerful with flavour drive and purity. Savoury flavours of cured meats, a hallmark of Barossa old vine Shiraz, add further complexity and interest. Tannins are fine and lightly grippy adding seamless structure. A lengthy finish completes this distinguished wine. Johann is a superb old vine Barossa Shiraz that whilst drinks well upon release will ultimately benefit from a decade or more in the cellar...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. In colour this wine is intense dark red-purple. On the nose Merchant is inviting and lifted with aromas of blackcurrant, violet, liquorice, dark chocolate, cherry and a hint of mint. The full bodied palate displays weighty varietal fruit including juicy plum, blackberry and wild berries. Oak is subtle and well integrated adding complexity. Tannins are present but being entirely natural they’re integrated providing a solid but rounded structure. The wine respects varietal character is powerful but controlled giving good balance. It is long to finish completing a very classy wine. Merchant is a classic Barossa Cabernet that can be equally enjoyed now or in a decade...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Moppa Shiraz is deep purple-red in colour. It is bright and fragrant with lifted aromatics of musk, blueberry, milk chocolate, potpourri and cinnamon spice. The palate is full bodied, juicy and bursting with plenty of red and black fruits...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Old Vine Grenache is deep red in colour. A very lifted nose displays enticing and evolving aromatics of rose, spice, musk, licorice, malt, clove, raspberry and choc mint. The very inviting aromatics lead to a rich, full-bodied palate. Flavours are ripe, intense, robust and smartly fruit driven displaying unmistakable varietal Grenache character of blackberry, cherry, plum and licorice. Natural tannins are evident adding structure but are extremely fine and well integrated. Very smooth and harmonious a very long finish of fruit purity completes this stylish wine. This distinguished Grenache drinks well now but is ideally suited for serious cellaring...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013