94 Points - Ray Jordan
The Glaetzer mission is to focus, simply on the production of small-volume, super premium Barossa Valley wine. Glaetzer's Bishop is always a great expression of Barossa Shiraz made in an elegantly structured and approachable style.
The 2023 Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz is again crafted from old-vine fruit from the famed Ebenezer sub district of the Barossa Valley, with vine age between 35 - 120 years old. Vibrant purple in the glass, with aromas of cut plum, dried spice and dark chocolate. It has great mid-palate freshness with flavours of blackcurrant and mocha. Finely tuned tannins provide structure and length.
"94 Points. This is a highly distinctive Shiraz from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Northern Barossa Valley. The vines are between 35 and 120 years old, so once again, as with these Glaetzer wines, some serious, deeply intense fruit has gone into the wine. The aroma is intense, with plum and blackberry combinations working alongside a little spicy pepperiness and a faint ironstone character. The palate retains energy and vibrancy with deeper, darker fruits, a little dollop of chocolate emerging before carrying through to a very long finish. You’re getting a serious bang for your buck with a wine like this, which can cellar for up to 15 years and won’t cost the earth. $40. Drink by: 2026-2041"- Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot.
