TEUSNER THE RIEBKE SHIRAZ 2021

Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"The Riebke family grow outstanding quality fruit on old, low yielding Barossa Valley vines… something they’ve been doing for six generations. For their faith in what we do and their assistance in the birth and growth of Teusner Wines, we’ll be forever thankful.

The 2021 vintage was near perfection in the Valley, coincidently my twentieth for Teusner Wines, and the outstanding ripening conditions that prevailed produced fruit that resonated freshness and vitality. Produced from Shiraz grapes sourced from the Riebke family vineyards in the Barossa Valley’s north at Ebenezer, where the family has been farming for six generations now. Fermented cool and pumped over by hand in a range of open-fermenters, the wine is then matured in seasoned French oak Hogsheads for 12 months prior to blending.

The Riebke Shiraz displays the hallmark Barossa fruit characters – satsuma plum, dark cherry and wooded spices. We’ve taken it easy on the oak to allow the rich dark fruit to take center stage. This is a plush, vibrant wine of immense generosity and, in my opinion, incredible value."

92/100 Aaron Basher, The Real Review, November 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Inky in appearance, opaque. Dark, brooding aromas of plum, mulberry, chocolate, liqueured cherry and sweet spice. Powerful, darkly fruited and opulent in flavour. There’s real weight and force of fruit, but the savoury, drying tannins and bright acidity do a sterling job in maintaining balance and cut."