This South Australian 2012 ‘Bishop’ Shiraz was produced from the small sub-region of the northern Barossa Valley, called Ebenezer; located in south Australia. The growing season was ideal for the vines at the Glaetzer Vineyard that year and the Glaetzer family vintners made very good use of the fortunate circumstance. The batch is a blend of fruit from 35 year-old vines and 130 year-old vines, which results in a nice balance. A little research explains that the young vines provide fresh and vibrant fruit, while the older vines give add bolder structure to enhance the profile of the wine. Age for 14 months in a a 90/10 blend of French and American Oak with a big hand of know-how from the winemaker, and you have ‘Glaetzer’s 2012 Bishop Shiraz’.
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This wine scored 95 points from Epicurian Wine’s James Halliday Australian Wine Companion (Seattle, Washington) and Josh Raynolds of Steven’s Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar awards 92 points stating:
“Vivid purple. Highly fragrant aromas of candied cassis, blueberry and licorice, with pungent notes of vanilla bean, violet and mocha. Lush, intensely flavored and broad, offering deep black and blue fruit and vanilla qualities and an exotic floral nuance. Finishes smooth, smoky and long, with resonating spiciness and slow-mounting, supple tannins. ” - Published in Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, by Josh Raynolds, July/August 2013
2012 Bishop Shiraz is currently available through Gold Medal Wine Club in quantities ranging from 2 to 60 bottles.
