2022 Mystery Barossa Shiraz Deal No. 6360

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The Vintage Journal

For me, this is the star of the premium collection for this vintage. The fruit is sourced from a single vineyard in the Flaxman Valley sub-region of the Eden Valley. The fine 2022 vintage seems ideally suited to providing refinement and elegance in the best reds from that region. This wine is a tribute to Lawrence and Edna Schrapel who, for more than half a century, were custodians of the Bethany vineyard. Under cork. A whole berry fermentation was followed by a year and a half of maturation in a combination of French oak hogsheads and puncheons, 72% new. A very dark maroon colour, with purple rim, chocolate, plums, spices, blackberries, mocha, violets and vanilla are all present on the nose. There is seriously impressive oak integration here. The palate is ripe and lifts further, making this a most exuberant style. On the palate we see the move to flavours of mocha, coffee beans and cassis. Richly flavoured, this is absolutely delicious and will drink beautifully over the next 15–20 years. The wine finishes with wonderful length and the silkiest of tannins. Drink now–2045

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Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Gorgeously complex, with black and blueberry fruit, violet, game, clove and stylish oak. Concentrated fruit and beautifully integrated tannins. Drink now through to 2039.