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Glaetzer
Shiraz ‘Amon-Ra’
Australia, Barossa Valley, Barossa Valley
Red
Winery Overview
The Glaetzer family has been part of the Barossa Valley and its viticulture history since 1888, and are some of the earliest recorded viticulturalists in the region. Over a century later, and after 30 years of winemaking, Colin Glaetzer established the family winery to create limited quantities of super premium Barossa Valley red wines. Today, Colin's son Ben makes unique and elegant wines which are regarded as classics and unmistakably Barossan.
All fruit for Glaetzer Wines is taken from a small sub district of the Northern Barossa Valley called Ebenezer which produces exceptional fruit from very old vines. The softness and elegance of Ebenezer fruit, coupled with Ben Glaetzer's winemaking style, results in generous wines with great depth of flavor that are also elegant, multilayered, and finely balanced.
The ancient dry-grown vineyards in the renowned Ebenezer district are an important part of Australia's winemaking heritage and a living link to traditional Barossa viticulture. Exceptional fruit froma loyal group of third and fourth generation Barossa grape growers is the backbone of Glaetzer wines. The most exceptional fruit is sourced from 80-110 year-old non-grafted bush vines which are extremely low yielding.
Terroir
Exceptional old vine fruit was sourced from the famed Ebenezer sub-district at the northern tip of the Barossa Valley. Vine age 50—130 years old. Yield 2 tonnes per hectare. In Egyptian mythology, Amon-Ra is considered to be the king of all gods. The temple of Amon-Ra was believed to be the first temple to ever plant a monoculture vineyard to produce wine for the citizens of the temple.
Vinification
Fermented in 1 and 2 tonne open fermenters, hand plunged 3 times daily. Bottled unfiltered to ensure minimal interventon with the wine’s natural characteristcs.
Aging
Matured for 16 months in 100% new oak hogshead barrels (95% French and 5% American) and matured on lees to maintain fruit profile and animation.
Tasting Notes
Brooding, vibrant black with bright purple hues. Black fruit aromas complemented by notes of fragrant spice. On the palate, seamless, rich, and ful-bodied with black plum flavors intermingling with dried spice and finely balanced supple tannin.
