95 Points James Halliday — A Decade-Aged Barossa Icon from One of the Valley's Most Celebrated Boutique Producers

My Wine Man on Teusner

Kym Teusner is one of the Barossa's most celebrated boutique winemakers — focused on small batches, old-vine fruit and minimal intervention. Big Jim is Teusner's flagship Shiraz, named in honour of one of the Barossa's most respected old-vine growers, and sourced from some of the valley's most storied dry-grown vineyards.

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 at 10 years of age, with structure to continue through 2030. 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 Big Jim's dark plum, dark chocolate and velvety old-vine tannins.