Winemaking
patriarch Colin Glaetzer established
his own label to create wines he’s passionate
about – limited quantities of benchmark
Barossa Valley reds. It is the pinnacle
of Colin’s 30-year career with achievement
such as his creation of the revered Barossa
Valley Estates E & E Black Pepper Shiraz.
Colin and his winemaker son Ben have created
a small, focused portfolio – limited quantities
of classic Barossa reds which are an expression
of traditional Barossa viticulture and viniculture.
Exceptional fruit from a loyal group of
third and fourth generation Barossa
grape growers is the backbone of Glaetzer
wines. With minimal intervention, Colin
and Ben make the unique, elegant wines which
are regarded as classics and unmistakably
Barossa Valley.
Fruit comes from the famed Ebenezer
vineyards in the north west of the
Barossa Valley. The old vines of Ebenezer
are an important part of Australia’s winemaking
heritage and a living link to traditional
Barossa viticulture. The exceptional fruit
used in the flagship Glaetzer Shiraz and
the Bishop Shiraz is sourced from non-grafted,
low yielding vines up to 80 years of age.
The oldest vines, from 1922, bear only half
to one tonne per acre. Younger vines produce
2.5 to 3 tonnes per acre.
In the difficult 03 vintage much of the
fruit was used for Wallace, making it extraordinary
value. Most of the vineyards are non-irrigated
but some of the newer vines (propagated
from original plantings) have supplementary
drip irrigation to combat stress in drought
years.
Amon-Ra is the most recent Glaetzer
release and it confirms the family as one
of the world’s best Shiraz producers, with
a Wine Advocate score of 96/100 - a huge
accolade for an extraordinary wine.
The Australian Langtons Fine Wine Guide
wrote “Glaetzer Shiraz epitomises the strong
sense of place emerging in the Barossa..
Glaetzer is one of the emerging stars of
the Barossa, .philosophically and by heritage.”
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