"I feel that Ben Glaetzer's Amon-Ra is one of the flag bearers for contemporary Barossan shiraz, certainly when it comes to the more powerful, weighty styles. It has a sense of compression. Wildly concentrated black fruits and palate heft, yet it displays freshness and form; supple, lithe and possessed of northern subregional power writ large. There's an imperious tannin structure but the fruit just sucks it all up and charges on. One for the sybaritic indulger of Barossan wine. It's a ripper." - Halliday Wine Companion
"100% Shiraz.
Amon-Ra is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense but still elegant, stylish and finely balanced.
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.
The wine is fermented in 1 and 2 tonne open fermenters and hand plunged 3 times daily. 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. Bottled unfiltered to ensure minimal intervention with the wine’s natural characteristics.
In colour, the wine has an opaque purple core with an almost luminous quality at the rim. There are aromas of blackberry that is offset by hints of black pepper and cardamom. On the palate it is rich and delightful. A mix of power and delicacy. Dark fruit notes abound, counterpoised by elegant spice and herb notes. It is a wine that will develop beautiful with long term cellaring through to 2050." - Ben Glaetzer
Vegan-friendly
