93 Points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
100% estate-grown shiraz from Menglers Hill, Greenock, Craneford and Nuriootpa, matured for 20 months in seasoned French and American oak. Deep crimson in the glass with a swell of satsuma plum, blackberry and black cherry fruits cut with hints of baking spices, licorice, citrus blossom, dark chocolate and mocha oak. As always, there's terrific value here with pure regional flavours, fine, silty tannins and some impressive sustain on the back end.
93 points, Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
The 2024 Barossa Shiraz is abundantly silky and fruit-driven, shaped by a profusion of attractively spiced, gravelly tannins. This is a wine that reflects the tremendous 2024 vintage and the four vineyard sites from which the fruit was sourced: Nuriootpa (the estate/home vineyard), Greenock, Craneford and, from 2024 onward, Mengler (Eden Valley). The Greenock vineyard, located on the western ridge of the Barossa, is typically the earliest to ripen and contributes aromatic lift and firm tannin structure. Nuriootpa provides depth, richness and sweet spice characters, while the elevated Craneford site, with its leaner soils and later-ripening profile, adds savory complexity. Mengler brings freshness, vitality and energy to the wine. This is a cracker. 14.8% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
96 points, Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot
I think this is just about the best example of this wine I have tasted. It comes from a superb vintage in the Barossa and really captures so much about the region, albeit with a touch of modern refinement. It’s full-bodied, generous, and rich, sourced from four separate vineyards within the valley, with some vines nearly 130 years old. There’s that typical plummy, dark berry combination on the nose, followed by a palate that delivers a bright red-fruited core. Subtle spice and dried herbs sit underneath, with a layer of dark chocolate adding depth. There’s real energy here, carried by fine chalky tannins and slightly spicy oak that sits comfortably alongside the rich fruit. It spent 20 months in a mix of mostly older American and French puncheons, and this has worked beautifully, striking a very composed balance.
94 points, Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
This vintage sees the addition of fruit from the family’s new Mengler Vineyard in the Eden Valley, which now joins their traditional sources from the North Para River, Nuriootpa and across the Barossa Valley – the blend, specifically, is 36% Mengler, 30% Greenock, 19% Craneford and 15% Nuriootpa. Vine age is up to 128 years. Maturation was in older French and American oak puncheons for twenty months. Definitely a contender for best value red of the year, this is cracking value.
Dark maroon, this is a delicious Barossa Valley Shiraz. The nose offers aromas weaving through chocolate, plums, mulberries, mocha, coffee beans, dried herbs and warm earth. Seamless and vibrant, there is excellent oak integration and very good length. The palate is all chocolate and mocha. Love it. Enjoy this over the next ten to fifteen years. Did I mention great buying? 94.
91 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
Rich ruby and purple colours in the light. Plum, mulberry, vanilla bean and dark chocolate on the nose. The palate leans into fruit primarily, plum and mulberry with deeper notes of vanilla and mocha, then a note of crushed rosemary lifts. Decent length and great persistence. It drinks well now and will cellar nicely over the medium term.
