2021 Marananga Shiraz
($106.25 Members Price)
Marananga sits slightly west of Stone Well in the Central Barossa Valley. It shares similar characteristics with our Stone Well block albeit with typically denser fruit, more richness with perhaps less grippy tannin. The wines can be some of the best in the Barossa.
The Renshaw Vineyard has some very old centenarian shiraz. A famous block that I consider in the top 10 Barossa Vineyards. Occasionally we get access to a small parcel of fruit, in 2021, enough for 1 hogshead or 300L. Great fruit from a truly special vintage in the best oak that money can buy. A great wine to enjoy over the next 20 - 30 years
($106.25 Members Price)
Marananga sits slightly west of Stone Well in the Central Barossa Valley. It shares similar characteristics with our Stone Well block albeit with typically denser fruit, more richness with perhaps less grippy tannin. The wines can be some of the best in the Barossa.
The Renshaw Vineyard has some very old centenarian shiraz. A famous block that I consider in the top 10 Barossa Vineyards. Occasionally we get access to a small parcel of fruit, in 2021, enough for 1 hogshead or 300L. Great fruit from a truly special vintage in the best oak that money can buy. A great wine to enjoy over the next 20 - 30 years
($106.25 Members Price)
Marananga sits slightly west of Stone Well in the Central Barossa Valley. It shares similar characteristics with our Stone Well block albeit with typically denser fruit, more richness with perhaps less grippy tannin. The wines can be some of the best in the Barossa.
The Renshaw Vineyard has some very old centenarian shiraz. A famous block that I consider in the top 10 Barossa Vineyards. Occasionally we get access to a small parcel of fruit, in 2021, enough for 1 hogshead or 300L. Great fruit from a truly special vintage in the best oak that money can buy. A great wine to enjoy over the next 20 - 30 years
Technical Tasting Notes
2021 Marananga shiraz
GROWING SEASON
The 2021 Barossa Valley vintage will be remembered as an almost faultless season after the challenging years that preceded it. Good spring rains meant that for the first time in many years we entered the growing season with good soil moisture levels. A warm dry growing season followed, with balanced and healthy canopies producing an average crop of extremely high quality fruit. Certainly the best in a decade, maybe longer. The good news is that flavours and colours (in reds) and overall quality is exceptional. A truly great Barossa vintage in the making.
TASTING NOTE
The 2021 Marananga Shiraz demonstrates why locals rate the subregion so highly. A mountain of fruit, rich powerful, flooding the senses with classic Barossa Shiraz characters. An absolute bomb of a wine that will drink well for many years.
SPECIFICATIONS
Region: Barossa Valley
Sub Region: Marananga
Variety: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14.5%
Production: 400 bottles
Cellaring: 10 years+
Winemaker: Andrew Seppelt
Reviews
2021 Marananga shirz
Steve Leszczynski (Qwinereviews.com)
96 Points - I have no doubt that some more fancied Barossa wineries would price this at $200+. A superb Shiraz, when you consider the age of the vines, the quality of oak and astute winemaking, this single vineyard Hayes Family Wines Marananga is an excellent expression of the variety.
Sourced from a low-cropping site in Marananga, the vines are over 100 years old. Over a few days of tasting, this built some fabulous momentum. Decant to enjoy now, but be patient and hold and the glory of exceptional Barossa Shiraz awaits in the years to come.
It opens with scents of clove, cedar and cardamom with mulberries and blueberry paste. The more I inspect this the more the words depth and detail echo. Those aromas flow through to the mouth and dense plums flood every crevice with a touch of coconut rough sliding in. Long and moreish, fine woodsy and baking spices curl around the mouth ever so effortlessly. And that length! Magnificent and seemingly unstoppable. It's curious yet precise all at the same time. Just brilliant. Stand and applaud.
Drink to 10 years+
ANGUS HUGHSON (VINOUS)
94 Points - The more brooding 2021 Shiraz Marananga boasts generous dark chocolate and blackberry aromas with excellent purity and fruit definition, well-matched with fine French oak. Composure and shape are the key here with excellent overall focus that drives through to a super long finish accented by firm tannin. The 2021 offers fabulous balance and is built to last.
