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.