Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz/Cabernet 2020

Glaetzer Anaperenna is a seamless fusion of the two varieties Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Voluptuous, opulent and yet refined, with a very long and satisfying finish. Tasting notes: Impenetrable black with a hint of purple. A spectrum of spicy yet plummy fruit, intense notes of liquorice and mixed herbs. Displaying dense dark favours yet with freshness and drive Reviews: 97 points, Robert Parker Wine Advocate I love what Glaetzer’s inclusion of Cabernet brings to the 2017 Anaperenna Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon, giving it additional fragrance and length. Lifted aromas of mint, raspberries and dark chocolate mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich and velvety but never heavy, framed by supple tannins that turn silky on the long, long finish. Showing great focus, energy and intensity, expect it to still be going strong in a decade. 97 points, James Halliday, Wine Companion A quintessential Australian blend of shiraz (82%) and cabernet (18%), this is a brooding wine of considerable chutzpah manifest in old vine fruit, sourced from 30yo to centurion plots, across the famed Ebenezer sub-climate. The result is bumptious, yet in the Barossan context, refined, taut, long of finish and highly ageable. Soy, star anise and dried fruitcake spice lace high octane blue to dark fruit references. These are lit by lilac florals and smoky barrel ferment aromas, following 16 months in new hogsheads (92% French; the remainder American). 95 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review Deep, dark red/purple hue and a rich, chocolate, vanilla, blackberry bouquet with a subtle smoky, char-oak overlay. It’s fullbodied and sumptuously rich, fleshy and texturally lovely. A full-bodied, rich, ripe, superbly balanced wine, which drinks very well already but surely has a big cellaring future. 93 points, Wine Front Stylish packaging. Kahlua, black fruit, mint, sage and vanilla. Full-bodied, sweet tannin, good length, the flavours packed with chocolate, salted beef and herb. Plush. No prisoners.