2015 Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz, Barossa Valley

From vines 50-130yo yielding 2 tonnes/acre, open-fermented, hand-plunged three times daily, matured for 16 months in new French (95%) and American (5%) hogsheads for 16 months, unfiltered. It's hard to say which of the fruit, alcohol, tannins or oak makes the biggest impact in this blockbuster wine, beyond the normal parameters of full-bodied shiraz. Anyone who buys it will surely know what they will experience, and in the context of its style, it is difficult to criticise.

Drink by 2045; 15.5% alc, $100