2022 Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet, Barossa Valley

A deeply coloured cabernet sauvignon, one possessed of opulent black-fruited heft and a slightly broody disposition. Ben Glaetzer's wines are no wallflowers. There is no expectation of pontificating on space or filigree. You just stare at the glass, google-eyed at its latent power and opulence. Not a herbaceous bone in this wine's torso. Just thick black fruits, licorice, earth, graphite, fine, sandy tannins and a smooth, hydraulically consistent flow of rich fruit far into the distance.

95 points Dave Brookes winecompanion.com.au

A deep purple core with a ’rosella’ red rim transforms to garnet with time in bottle, A combination of dark berries is complimented by fresh thyme, dried  anise and cardamom. The structural integrity of the Cabernet Sauvignon supports a core of pure Shiraz fruit. A dense palate is composed of a multitude of dark berries, currants and plums. The delightfully long finish is a calling card of each vintage of this wine.
A wine that will mature extremely well with long term cellaring through to 2040 and beyond.

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 and cabernet, 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.