2021 Teusner Big Jim Shiraz 6 Pack

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Ned Goodwin - JamesSuckling.com

Sourced from the famous Stonewell vineyard. This is very refined, contradicting the connotations of the name. Blue fruit inflections, pungent mineral undertones, black pepper, clove, anise and lilac. The tannins here are lithe, grape-derived and impressively refined, like a tautly drawn corset that compresses and tones the long finish. This is very good. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

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Dave Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion

Shiraz sourced from the Wark Family vineyard, aged in 50/50% seasoned and new French oak and featuring a lovely label featuring 'Big Jim' by local Barossa artist Marnie Wark. Deep crimson and packed with plump, ripe satsuma plum and macerated summer berry fruits. Hints of baking spices, dark chocolate, earth, chocolate bullets, violets, olive tapenade, softly spoken cedar tones and vanilla. Plush and pure with bright acid drive and a fan of spicy dark and black berry fruits on the exit.

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Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

It’s now packaged in a Burgundy bottle and while the front label is more or less the same, it’s been tweaked. Anyway, you get the gist. Wow this is impressive. Pure, rich and commanding. Blackberry and sweet plum flavours cruise into malt, cedar, earth and orange rind. Tannin comes in long chains, both majestic and seamlessly well integrated. There’s a deal of oak here but the fruit is mighty and in any case, it’s hand-in-glove. It’s absolutely in the fuller, richer, sweeter style, but it’s also an absolute beauty.

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Erin Larkin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Big Jim Shiraz has a lovely front label (a rooster) and a provocative, heavily double-entendre'd back label. Thankfully, in the mouth, the wine is a straight shooter. It is juicy, round, intense, layered with red savory tannins and loaded with plenty of luscious, plush flavor. Some spice and exoticism keep it engaging. At $70AUD, it is a serious proposition. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under Stelvin.