Glaetzer Overview

2005 Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz A deep black liqueur layered with dark berries, smoke, tar, anise oil, ground coffee, cedar spice and leather. Brooding, powerful, sumptuous and armed with tannins that carry the finish with great length. Excellent now or in the next 15 years. Rate: 97pts Price: $90 Drink: 2007-2022+ 2006 Glaetzer Amon-Ra Shiraz A closed nose, not giving away much at all! Deep and dark ruby and black fruits, floral notes, white pepper and spice. Tannins big yet unobtrusive – but the best is yet to come undone. There is a spine of finesse about this wine, quite a different beast to the 2005 yet still in the same fashion. Will score higher in the future. Rate: 93+pts Drink: 2010-2025+ Price: $90 And the winner is.... 2005. Could be the extra year of bottle age just letting the wine give away a little bit more, but still in my view the 2006 is one to be drunk as an older wine whereas the 2005 is relatively accessible now. As an overall view of the Glaetzer wines, I think the 2006 Anaperrena and the 05 Amon-Ra are neck to neck. They're different wines but of equal calibre. I tasted the 2005 Godolphin aswell last week (didn't make notes) and it's an excellent wine but just a notch below the 05 Amon and 06 Ana for me. Would love to revisit these in 5 years..

Amon-Ra... 2005 and 2006

Excited to say that I cracked these open tonight and will be posting notes soon... both excellent wines...

it was really good to try these side by side, as you can see the difference a vintage can make... made in the same style, similar wines.. but still different!

2006 Glaetzer Anaperrena Shiraz Cabernet

A big nose, blackberry and dark plum fruits, aniseed, smoke and clove spice.

Equally huge on the palate with deep brooding dark berry fruits, liquorice, tar, espresso and it finishes with an array of exotic lingering spices and finely grained tannins. The palate is dominated by French oak but there is some creamy vanillins coming through as well. Luscious and mouthfilling, excellent fruit concentration without heading into jammy territory, and with magnificent length. The wine can be drunk now with much pleasure, but in my opinion will really start singing with about 24 more months of bottle age and then for ten years from thereafter.

Rate: 97pts

Alc: 14.5%

Price: $50

Drink: 2009-2019