2021 Mystery Barossa Valley Shiraz Deal No. 67

99 POINTS

Andrew Caillard MW - The Vintage Journal

Deep crimson. Intense dark berry, dark chocolate, roasted chestnut, marzipan aromas. Beautiful balanced blackberry pastille, cassis roasted chestnut, marzipan nutmeg flavours, supple fine chalky tannins, lovely mid-palate richness/ viscosity and well-integrated acidity. Wonderful complexity, density and freshness. A classic vintage. Drink 2026 - 2040.

96 POINTS

James Halliday - Halliday's Wine Companion

Shiraz sourced from the Hampel family vineyard in the northern grounds of the Barossa Valley where they have farmed grapes for six generations. Super-plush satsuma plum and blackberry fruits underscored by hints of baking spices, cedar, crème de cassis, violets, roasting meats, olive tapenade, chocolate bullets and earth. A core of deep northern Barossa black fruits on the palate with chocolate-dipped cherry overtones, fine chocolatey tannins and a crashing swell of cassis fruit on the long finish. Impressive.

95 POINTS

Erin Larkin

A profusion of sweet fruit emanates from the glass of this 2021 Hampel Single Vineyard Shiraz, offering up sugar-dusted raspberries, rose petals, cassis, red toffee apples, rhubarb spears, strawberries and wine gums. In the mouth, the exotically spiced oak steps up to the plate and makes itself felt, however the fruit has such unerring power and drive that it doesn't impact it one jot. This has a silky, sybaritic display of forest fruits and opulent tannins; it's a wine built for pleasure not speed. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.

94 POINTS

James Suckling

More blue fruits, floral verve, sap and flow to this single vineyard than its darker, more brooding Hoffmann sibling. Anise, lilac and deli meats, too. A fascinating repose, indicative of just how diverse the terroir in the Barossa can be. Lifted and almost elegant in comparison, while still irrefutably full-bodied and powerful. The energy is contagious, dragging the flavors long while offering plenty of reasons to reach for another glass despite just a burr of heat across the finish. Drink or hold.

94 POINTS

Angus Hughson

This 2021 Shiraz Single Vineyard Hampel shows tremendous color. It explodes with vibrant, youthful fruits and the complexity of old vines. There's blackberry, chocolate, licorice and violets with high-quality, well-balanced oak. Juicy in style thanks to the vintage, it offers up layer after layer of fruit pastilles, herbs and spices with a very attractive velvety texture thanks to measured tannins. It's a crowd-pleaser and built to last.