95 Points James Halliday — A Cult Barossa Shiraz with 12 Years of Bottle Age

The 2013 Teusner The Wark Family Shiraz is one of the Barossa's most respected boutique single-vineyard Shiraz expressions, now 12 years in bottle and drinking superbly.

My Wine Man on Teusner

Kym Teusner is one of the Barossa's most celebrated boutique winemakers. The Wark Family Shiraz is one of his most respected single-vineyard expressions — sourced from old, dry-grown Barossa fruit and matured in French oak.

Tasting Notes

Deep crimson with developing complexity. Dark plum, blackberry, dark chocolate, leather, dried herbs and a touch of clove. The palate is full-bodied with ripe velvety tannins and a long, complex finish. 95 Points — James Halliday.

Style & Drinking Window

Full-bodied with velvety tannins. Drinking beautifully now and through 2029. Decant 1 hour.

Food Pairing

A 95-point old-vine Barossa Shiraz deserves the finest beef. We love it with Australian Grass-Fed Cape Grim Rib-Eye Steak from My Meat Man — dry-aged and char-grilled medium-rare with bone-marrow butter, a magnificent match for The Wark Family's dark plum, leather and velvety old-vine Barossa tannins.