2021 Teusner Big Jim Shiraz
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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. Read more
Critic Reviews
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.
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.
Technical Attributes
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Producer: Teusner
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Varietal: Shiraz
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Region: Barossa Valley
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Alcohol: 14.5%
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Net volume: 750ml
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Vintage: 2021
Producer: Teusner
Varietal: Shiraz
Region: Barossa Valley
Alcohol: 14.5%
Net volume: 750ml
Vintage: 2021
Tasting Notes
A Stellar Release. 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.
Winemakers Note
We started taking fruit from the Wark Family’s vineyard in 2012, releasing the first Wark Family Shiraz in 2013.
That wine was an instant hit and each vintage release since has been a sell out. At the end of the 2013 vintage, James Wark and his vineyard guy Steve Schiller pointed out one section of the vineyard they reckoned to be fairly special, and the decision was made to treat it a little bit differently to the rest of the block to produce the very best Shiraz possible. With the aim of reducing yields to concentrate flavour, Steve mulched the vines and backed off on the irrigation and other inputs. The quality of the fruit harvested from this section in 2014 blew us away…and the Big Jim Shiraz was born!
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