Barossa Shiraz 2023: Vintage report and 40 top-scoring wines
A year of climatic challenges produced more streamlined styles...
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Vintage report: Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 & Chardonnay 2022
A spotlight on the region's two signature varieties across a brace of vintages...
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Barossa Shiraz 2022: Vintage report and top scoring wines
Small yields but superb quality...
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2008 vintage guide for Red Australia
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2007 vintage guide for Red Australia
Inconsistent quality, with ripeness to the fore. Best reds have concentrated flavours, deep colours and supple tannins, with Shiraz and Grenache standing out. Cabernets may lack elegance.
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2006 vintage guide for Red Australia
Outstanding vintage, though quality falls short in Western Australia. Fully ripe wines with good tannic structure and well-developed flavours.
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2005 vintage guide for Red Australia
Fruit-forward wines with excellent structure
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2004 vintage guide for Red Australia
Classic Australian reds showing clear varietal character offer good value for money this year given the country’s current wine glut
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2003 vintage guide for Red Australia
Powerful and stylish Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon wines
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2002 vintage guide for Red Australia
Elegant wines with a good balance of natural acidity and fruit
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2001 vintage guide for Red Australia
A very good year for premium reds, particularly Barossa Shiraz, which shows rich concentration and ripeness
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2000 vintage guide for Red Australia
A curate's egg: less than laudable, tiny vintage, but some stellar stuff[
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1999 vintage guide for Red Australia
A difficult vintage throughout all regions, producing wines of variable quality
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1998 vintage guide for Red Australia
A great vintage and the best for Hunter Valley wines since 1991; yields were low, following drought
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1997 vintage guide for Red Australia
Erratic conditions reduced yields and dramatically compromised quality
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1996 vintage guide for Red Australia
Erratic conditions reduced yields and dramatically compromised quality
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1995 vintage guide for Red Australia
A poor year in the Barossa but very good in New South Wales and Western Australia
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1994 vintage guide for Red Australia
An excellent vintage in the Margaret River; South Australia also produced some classic wines
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1993 vintage guide for Red Australia
Good Cabernets were produced in Western Australia. Elsewhere the vintage was mixed, with rather light wines
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1992 vintage guide for Red Australia
A mixed year but some good wines from Western Australia and Victoria
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1991 vintage guide for Red Australia
An excellent vintage in all regions produced textbook wines
