Robert Parker, tasting note published in July 12th 2020
Certainly one of the best vintages from the young Amon Ra I, the 2018 Amon Ra Shiraz is a stupendous effort. From old vines in the Ebenezer section of the northern Barossa, it starts with a swirl of mocha, blackberry and dried spice, and then actually gets more red-fresh as it sits in the glass. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated without being sweet or overdone, the wine finishes long and savoury, framed by dusty tannins and mouthwatering black olives. Winemaker Ben Glaetzer compares 2018 to 2004 (which continues to drink well). He expects the 2018 to drink well young but will easily age to 2035, perhaps longer.
Full-bodied and rich but not too rich, it has refreshing acid and firm, grainy tannins texturing the long, spicy finish.
Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that symbolises Ben Glaetzer’s passion for creating full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense, yet elegant, stylish and finely balanced wines.
In Egyptian mythology, Amon-Ra is considered the king of all the gods. The temple of Amon-Ra was believed to be the first temple to plant a monoculture vineyard to produce wine for the temple’s citizens.
The eye in front of the label is the all-seeing eye of Horus or wedjat (“”all””) – a powerful Egyptian symbol of protection. It is represented as a figure with six parts, corresponding to what the Egyptians regarded as the six senses; touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell and thought.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106701
Glaetzer Wines
The first Glaetzers settled in the Barossa Valley in 1888 after emigrating from Brandenburg, Germany. The family left Germany aboard the steamer Nord-Deutscher Lloyd “”Habsburg”” and took seven weeks to reach their final destination of Port Adelaide. From here they settled in a rural town called Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley where they began their new life in Australia. The family were some of the oldest recorded wine growers in the Barossa Valley and Clare Valley.
More than a century later, winemaking patriarch Colin Glaetzer established Glaetzer Wines, a boutique family-owned winery that produced premium Barossa Valley wines. Today, Colin’s son Ben carries on the winemaking traditions at Glaetzer Wines. Indeed, it was the birth of Glaetzer Wines that signalled a new era for Colin’s family, who are more than proud of their share of winemakers.
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