2021 Barr Eden Avenue to Gold Shiraz
- Regular price
- $65.00 /Bottle
- Recommend Retail Price
- RRP $70.00 (7% OFF)
- Recommend Retail Price
- $70.00
- Sale price
- $65.00
- Regular price
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ProducerBarr-Eden Estate
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VarietalShiraz
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RegionEden Valley
- Volume 750ml
- Vintage 2021
- Cellar until 2040
- Closure type Cork
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Imagine being offered Hill of Grace or Penfolds Grange before the world knew their names – at prices that now seem impossible. That moment is here again.
The 2021 Avenue to Gold Shiraz from Barr-Eden Estate has just outscored every other wine of the Barossa’s legendary 2021 vintage, including Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace.
That’s not hype. That’s Vinous – one of the world’s most respected wine publications – awarding it 98 points and naming it the #1 red wine of the entire Australian 2021 vintage.
Let that sink in…
5th – Penfolds Grange (97 pts) – $1,000
4th – Mount Mary Quintet (97+ pts) – $150
3rd – Penfolds Bin 180 (98 pts) – $775
2nd – Henschke Hill of Grace (98 pts) – $1,050
1st – Barr-Eden Avenue to Gold Shiraz – $59
“Dark cherry, raspberry, red licorice and touches of dried herbs, all wrapped up in a cocoon of fine French oak. Its seamless, satiny texture enhances powerful and energetic.” – Angus Hughson, Vinous (98 pts)
Hundreds of wines tasted. Only one came out on top. At $59, it’s also the only wine in the Top 20 under $100, and one of just two under $200.
This is a staggering achievement – a watershed moment for Barr-Eden. And while the price sits far below its peers, what’s in the bottle is the equal of any of Australia’s grand marques.
Not familiar with Barr-Eden? That’s no surprise. Unless you’re tapped into South Australia’s tight-knit wine circles, this name rarely makes a splash – and that’s only because it doesn’t need to.
Barr-Eden has been quietly building a reputation, climbing the ranks with wines of rare depth and precision. Now, with Avenue to Gold, they’ve leapfrogged the icons themselves.
Production is tiny – boutique to the bone – with volumes so small they’re usually allocated before the public gets a look in. Wines like this rarely hit the open market… but today, one of them has.
This isn’t a deal. This is history. A wine that just dethroned legends, at 1/15th of the price.
