Agricola Vintners Shiraz DW & HV Barossa Valley 2023 750ml

ABOUT Here is another great Shiraz from the almighty Callum Powell, a visionary and one of the Barossa Valley’s greatest young guns. In typical Callum fashion, he’s managed to source some of the Barossa’s best and oldest fruit for this bottle. The 2023 DWxHV is a blend of Hoffmann Dallwitz Shiraz plantings dating from 1996 back to 1888, and the Angas family’s 1961 Hutton Vale Shiraz plantings. In his label artwork, which he does himself, Callum combines two of his great passions: history and art. This bottle adorns the mid 19th century ‘Seven Special Surveys’ map of the Barossa Range. The 2023 vintage was a significantly cool, prolonged harvest; many of Callum’s sites were picked two weeks later than usual. The Shiraz grapes were hand harvested and placed as intact clusters in a closed stainless steel tank. The juice fermented over the course of three to four weeks, after which the wine was racked to a used demi-muid and barriques where it remained for 12-14 months. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration, and it received just a small dosage of sulfur. DATA Grapes: 100% Shiraz Vineyard: Dallwitz and Hutton Vale Vine Age: 27-to-135-years-old Soil Type: Red clay and ironstone Viticulture: Practicing organic Fermentation: Native — stainless-steel (semi-carbonic) Skin Contact: 3-4 weeks Aging: 12-14 months in a demi-muid and barriques Alcohol: 14.1% Total SO2: 50 ppm Total Production: 200 cases TASTING NOTE Bold and brash, this opens with dark plum, warm spices, and a touch of smoky leather, balanced by earthy tea and a hint of rare meat. Rich plum and cola notes drive the palate, underpinned by structured tannins and a twist of citrus peel. It has an Italian edge, but it’s all Barossa at its core. PRESS The Wine Front | 95 James Suckling | 95