2025 Brave Souls The Whaler Shiraz, Barossa

The 2025 The Whaler pours a deep, crimson colour and opens with dark and spicy fruit aromas that spill into the medium-bodied palate that is richly fruited, with supple layers of rounded fruit held together by fine tannins. Drinks well on release and would be a crowd pleaser at any BBQ party.

A fresh and modern take on Barossa Shiraz, the wine is a blend of fruit sourced across the Barossa Valley with a small inclusion from the higher elevation Eden Valley.

The fruit was handpicked and mostly destemmed, with a tiny inclusion of whole bunches in the small one- to three-tonne stainless steel fermenters that were chilled before some started with indigenous yeasts while others were inoculated with a cultured yeast strain. All received a combination of pumping overs and hand plunging, and the wines were matured for fourteen months in a combination of new and seasoned oak hogsheads.

About this producer

Brave Souls is the value-for money Barossa label of winemaker Corey Ryan and viticulturist Simon Cowham whose premium offer appears under the Sons of Eden label.

The wines offer a contemporary, fruit-forward take on Barossa styles and are ready to enjoy on release. The labels feature art works by Bruce Goold whose vibrantly coloured linocuts and woodblock prints are held by numerous galleries across Australia.