THE WILLOWS VINEYARD SHIRAZ 2022

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"The Willows has been our home since 1845, when `JG` Scholz first arrived in the Barossa. Seven generations on, we continue to farm our unique parcel of land in the Barossa.

Our estate shiraz fruit is sourced from 3 different Shiraz blocks across our vineyard. The difference in soil type, clone, microclimate and management between each block helps build complexity in the final blend. Vine age varies from 20-55 years. Soils vary but are predominantly sandy loam over red clay.

Destemmed and fermented to dryness. 8 days total on skins. Basket pressed to tank. Upon completion of MLF transferred to barrel for 24 months maturation in 80% French and 20% American Oak hogsheads. We intend for the wine to be approachable as a young wine, but with ample structure to allow for cellaring.

Deep crimson in colour, powerful but graceful, showing fine balance and structure. The wine opens with spicy, dark berry notes, revealing hints of sweet cedar spice. Richly aromatic and velvety, full bodied and packed with plum, blueberry, cloves and cinnamon spices, finishing long with silky tannins."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

91/100 Cameron Douglas MS, April 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"An inky dark red core with stained tears and sheeting across the glass lead to a bouquet and palate of concentration and style. Bold aromas and flavours of black currant and baked red fruits, brown sugar, apple and blackberry pie, iron and toasty smoky flavours. Very easy on the palate with moderate tannins, ripe and dissolve easily, medium+ acid line and a persistent fruit led finish. Balanced and well made, a wine so very easy to drink on its own or with food. Best from day of purchase through 2029."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"It's superbly rich and enticing on the nose showing black/blueberry, violet, toasty oak and mixed spice aromas, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate delivering succulent fruit intensity backed by silky texture, finishing impressively long and satisfying. At its best: now to 2035."