BROOMHEAD + HEALY RESERVE OLD VINE SHIRAZ 2022

This is the result of a collaboration between Matt Broomhead (winemaker at Three Dark Horses) and David Healy (NZ wine importer and distributor).

From a Single vineyard in the McLaren Vale with vines planted 1965. Hand-picked from just 12 rows, Basket pressed and aged in Tonnellerie-Baron premium French oak (50% new) for 2 years. Just 6 barrels selected. 

This is a dark, inky coloured wine that almost glugs out of the bottle. Rich, plummy, fruit cake flavours. There is an old style intensity that is big, chewy and mouth coating. This tastes like the extremely serious wine that it is. At $25 it really is a steal!

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Small batch and hamemade from just 12 rows of Broomhead's Schuller Road single vineyard. From gnarly old Shiraz vines planted in 1965. Vintage 2022 ranks right up there quality wise. Reds have intense, rich, and balanced flavours."

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, April 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"Opulent and enticing, the bouquet presents dark fruit richness, vanillin oak, star anise, and dark chocolate aromas, culminating in a concentrated palate that offers excellent depth and persistence. Wonderfully framed by plush texture and beautifully melded tannins, this wine finishes superbly long and gratifying. At its best: now to 2037."

And as Matt and David say  – “We won’t bore you with the usual descriptives, you be the judge of this old school Shiraz. Drink with gusto!”