Awards, Ratings & Reviews
98/100 â Matthew Jukes, MatthewJukes.com ¡ 2024 Vintage
97/100 â Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate ¡ 2024 Vintage
96/100 â Jamie Goode, WineAnorak ¡ 2024 Vintage
95/100 â Huon Hooke, Real Review ¡ 2024 Vintage
âVery deep, saturated purple-red colour with understated but plum and graphite shiraz aromas that lead into a palate of good concentration and abundant tannins, albeit with smoothly rounded edges. A hint of dark chocolate. Fleshy, ample and long-lasting on the palate. Impressive potential: just needs more time for the full payoffâ
About This Wine
The Gask is sourced from elevated Eden Valley sites of old vine Shiraz and takes its name from the Gask Ridge, a series of Roman fortifications close to the Highland line near the Torbreck forest.
The elevated sites in Eden Valley yield small, intense berries that possess great intensity of flavour without sacrificing balance and poise. Heroic in style, it still retains the cooler edge and tighter structure that make the great wines from Eden Valley famous.
The name Gask references to the stone burial grounds on the hills above the Torbreck forest - rocky outcrops that are scattered throughout Scotland - eerily similar to the landscape of the Eden Valley.
The lead up to the 2024 harvest saw timely spring rainfall and calm conditions for flowering and fruit set. A mild to warm summer was idyllic, propelling even growth and fruit development.
Producer Notes
Deep crimson with dark Aubergine core. Blue and purple fruits are immediate on the nose with aromas such as wild blueberries, mulberries and boysenberries. Theres an intriguing graphite and granite like minerality interwoven across secondary notes such as violets, potpourri, cedar and sandalwood.
The palate is plush and envelopes the cool blue fruit flavours alongside soft round tannins and lengthy acidity that rounds out the polished textural mouthfeel. A wine that is so easy to enjoy in its youth but will cellar for 10 years.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz
- Region: Eden Valley / Barossa / South Australia / Australia
- Maturation: 18 months in second fill French oak barriques, completing a slow malolactic fermentation in barrel
- Vineyard / Geo info: Blend of superior Eden Valley vineyards
- Alcohol: 15%
- Acidity TA: 6.04 g/L
- Acidity pH: 3.57
- Sweetness: Dry
- Drinking Window: Ready from 2025, 10 to 12 years
