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St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023

Reserve tier Barossa Shiraz crafted by an absolute dream team of winemaking talent: Ox Hardy, Keeda Zilm and Luke Broadbent. Only 8 barrels are produced from the very 1% of top-draw Barossa vineyards.

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$24.09 /Bottle
RRP $90.00 (73% OFF)
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Reserve tier Barossa Shiraz crafted by an absolute dream team of winemaking talent: Ox Hardy, Keeda Zilm and Luke Broadbent. Only 8 barrels are produced from the very 1% of top-draw Barossa vineyards.

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Review Score 96Sam Kim 95

Tasting Notes

Deep ruby red in colour with a purple hue and silver highlights. The nose is complex and inviting, showing mulberry, rhubarb, cherry and a touch of sarsaparilla, layered with spice, dark plum and hints of leather from well-integrated oak. The palate is full and expressive, carrying bright cherry and floral notes over a creamy mid-palate. Fine, lingering tannins draw out flavours of red liquorice and subtle savoury tones, all balanced by a fresh, clean line of acidity.

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A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine
A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine
  • A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine
  • A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine
A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine
A bottle of St Johns Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz 2023 750ml Red Wine

Tasting Notes

Deep ruby red in colour with a purple hue and silver highlights. The nose is complex and inviting, showing mulberry, rhubarb, cherry and a touch of sarsaparilla, layered with spice, dark plum and hints of leather from well-integrated oak. The palate is full and expressive, carrying bright cherry and floral notes over a creamy mid-palate. Fine, lingering tannins draw out flavours of red liquorice and subtle savoury tones, all balanced by a fresh, clean line of acidity.

Product Highlights

The 2023 St John’s Road Blood & Courage Reserve Shiraz is built from just eight barrels - the absolute best of the vintage - matured for 18 months in the finest new French oak barriques. Only the top fruit makes it in. Only the best hands touch it.

Who are those hands? A dream team of Barossa winemaking talent.
 
Leading the charge is young-gun winemaker Luke Broadbent, guided by two legends: Andrew “Ox” Hardy, winner of trophies including Australia’s Best Red Wine and World’s Best Cabernet, and Keeda Zilm, custodian of the techniques of the late John Vickery - often hailed as one of Australia’s greatest white winemakers.

This is the 1% club. The elite of the elite. Like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Le Bron James all turned their attention to winemaking, working with the very best vineyards other winemakers wish they had access to.

There’s no question this is Barossa from the very top shelf. Full of mulberries, baking spice, classic Barossan cocoa, with plenty of depth. But it feels tighter and more deliberate than a lot of big commercial Barossa reds floating around at this price. There’s finesse, there’s freshness, and it carries all that flavour without needing to blow out to 15% alcohol.
 
Honestly, this is one of the best Shiraz deals we’ve seen at this price point.
 
Or frankly, a lot of wines at the original price point too.

There are not many old vine reserve Barossa Shiraz offers left that still feel like genuine finds. This one does.