LANGMEIL ORPHAN BANK SHIRAZ 2023

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Orphan Bank is testament to Langmeil’s commitment to preserving old and rare Barossa vineyards. Ten rows of Shiraz planted pre-1860 were saved from the developer’s bulldozer and replanted alongside the original Langmeil vineyard on the banks of the North Para River. We called these ten rows the “Orphans”, but after 150 years they have a new home.

A rich bouquet of red and blue fruits, clove and cedar, entwined with hints of violets, sweet spice, roasted and savoury notes. Rich and juicy raspberry and Satsuma plum fill the mouth, with sweet spice adding to the complexity. The fruit is well balanced with hints of bramble and pepper and textural, fine-grained tannins on the lengthy finish."

94/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, May 2026 (2023 Vintage)
"Black fruit, a little liquorice, a fair amount of spice and cedar oak, something of a black olive tapenade savoury note. It’s full-bodied, sports some raspberry pip acidity, again the spice, nutty and savoury, with fine-grained tannin rolling on to an usually, perhaps, fresh and lively finish of excellent length. Very good. An extra dimension of energy in this vintage, or so I feel."

*Note, this wine is under cork rather than screwcap as pictured.