The Vintage Journal Barossa Guide 2026 | Andrew Caillard MW & Jeni Port

The Barossa Guide for 2026, is the leading annual update on recent vintages in the Barossa written by Andrew Caillard MW and Jeni Port. "The weather has thrown some curve balls in recent vintages but, even in 2023, the Barossa has managed to craft some absolute gems. While Shiraz has been the standout, Grenache is only getting stronger and it will be exciting to see what the future holds." - Read on>>

RARE RELEASES

2022 Invenienda
Barossa Valley Shiraz
96 points
Deep crimson. Lifted black cherry, musky plum, black olive, gamey, hint of herb garden aromas. Fleshy and finely structured, musky plum, black olive, roasted chestnut, hint of tar on the finish. Polished tannins, attractive flow, and excellent length. A beautiful wine with lovely extract and complexity. Now–2040

THE FLAGSHIP SERIES

2021 Aerope
Barossa Valley Grenache
95 points
Deep medium crimson. Attractive complexity, strawberry, boysenberry, bitumen, panforte and hint waxy aromas. Concentrated and expansive, sweet berry fruits, mocha, panforte and hint black olive. Plentiful, slinky fine-grain tannins. Attractive density and vigour. Now–2035

THE SINGLE VINEYARD SERIES

2023 Yacca Block
Menglers Hill, Eden Valley Shiraz
97 Points
Striking and impressive from the start. Combines a deep concentration of black berries, blueberry fruit with luxurious flourishes of cigar box oak, woodsmoke, earth, florals and spice on the aroma. The palate is seamless and wonderfully textured with layer after layer of finely detailed fruit, oak, spice with lifted floral aromatics that sing. Hearty in tannin, long in length, rich and in flavour, and seamless in delivery, this is Eden Valley at its best. Now–2043

2023 Holy Grail
Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley Shiraz
96+ points
Deep crimson. Lovely musky dark plum, blackberry aromas with cedar, mocha, spice notes. Densely concentrated, smooth and velvety with attractive blackberry, dark plum touch cassis flavours, refined graphite, hint cedary tannins and well-integrated marzipan, vanilla/mineral notes. Exceptional elevage has led to a wine of great complexity, torque and flow. 2028–2040

2023 Coach House Block
Greenock, Barossa Valley Shiraz
96 points
Deep purple. Captures the intensity and richness of Barossa Valleyshiraz, but for all its muscular power, it remains utterly compelling.Ripe, flavoursome black berries, cassis, plum with dark chocolate, earth, woodsmoke, wood spices and blackcurrant pastille notes on the bouquet. The fuller-bodied palate is complete with lovely tannins – fine edged-in
harmony with a lavish embroidery of fruit, oak, cherry chocolate notes
and black pepper. Shows class. Now–204