2018 Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet, Barossa Valley
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Very deep, dark glass staining purple colour. The bouquet is chocolaty and richly oaked, concentrated and dense and plummy, the same flavours on the palate, which is rich and opulently lavish. Sweet fruit to burn. A gorgeous shiraz in the bigger style. 22 JUL 2020 Drink 2020–2032
94 points Huon Hooke therealreview.com
For the 2018 Anaperenna Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon, Glaetzer blended in 18% Cabernet Sauvignon to give the wine increased fragrance and length. The nose is smoky, slightly herbal and marked by sweet cedar- and vanilla-tinged oak, but it also offers great cassis and blackberry fruit. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the flavors are kept nicely in check by fine-grained tannins. This wine has it all: terrific intensity, complexity, length and texture.
97 points Joe Czerwinski robertparker.com Aug 2018 Drink 2022-2035
The Glaetzer family has been a part the Barossa Valley and its viticulture history since 1888. After 30 years in winemaking, Colin Glaetzer established the family winery to create wines he’s passionate about – limited quantities of benchmark Barossa Valley reds. Today, son Ben carries on with this winemaking tradition with Glatzer wines.
A quintessential Australian blend of shiraz (82%) and cabernet (18%), this is a brooding wine of considerable chutzpah manifest in old vine fruit, sourced from 30yo to centurion plots, across the famed Ebenezer sub-climate. The result is bumptious, yet in the Barossan context, refined, taut, long of finish and highly ageable. Soy, star anise and dried fruitcake spice lace high octane blue to dark fruit references. These are lit by lilac florals and smoky barrel ferment aromas, following 16 months in new hogsheads (92% French; the remainder American). Bottled unfiltered to ensure minimal intervention with the wine’s natural characteristics.
Dark purple hues frame a depth of black. Complex layers of black fruits with a slight herbal lift and notes of anise spice. Hints of dark cherry and dried spice with seamlessly integrated tannin. A wine that will mature extremely well with long term cellaring up to 20 years.
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Barossa Valley |
| Varietals | Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 97 |
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