LANGMEIL ORPHAN BANK SHIRAZ 2022

Winery notes (2022 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, entwine with hints of 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 Dave Brookes, James Halliday's Wine Companion, October 2024 (2022 Vintage)
"I'm liking the recent releases of the Orphan Bank. They are less percussive … crunchier and juicier in their fruit profile. Still with classic plummy, black-fruited goodness with layers of spice and an earthy resonance that could be nothing else but Barossan. The tannin architecture is fine and sandy, its acidity bright and fresh and the oak nestles into the fruit nicely with a slow fade."

94/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, July 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"Black fruit, liquorice, baking spices, toasty oak, even some perfume. It’s full-bodied, black fruits, again that juicy liquorice character, balanced acidity though leaning towards a gentle tang, dense tightly-knit tannin, some tobacco and earthiness, closing with a finish of excellent length. Has depth and impact, though doesn’t lurch into the clumsy zone. Very good."