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.
[shareonedrive mode="files" dir="01TZFRFPKFS4O5BWY5ABFKL6RAHACTEW42" account="730caaf8-cea3-456f-b43d-015243cf45e9" drive="b!igTyrdiz6EuE1H1hIjZ0Yv0KAns562ZCnDriKjLglO1ttuEOKMjYSK4JoWwdFey7" viewrole="administrator|editor|author|contributor|subscriber|employee" onclick="download" downloadrole="administrator|editor|author|contributor|subscriber|employee" filelayout="list" previewrole="none" ]
Vineyard
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 35—120 years old. Yield 3 tonnes per hectare. Bishop is the family name of Colin Glaetzer's wife Judith. Fittingly the sign of Venus, a symbol which has come to represent women and feminine energy, is the centrepiece of the Bishop label.
Tasting Notes
Dark red with garnet edges. Aromas of black cherry, dried spice, and blackcurrant. The palate is plush yet focused, ripe tannins provide structure to the flavors of blackberry and plum.
