Teusner The Wark Family Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 is a vivid, concentrated and beautifully crafted Barossa Shiraz from one of the valley’s most celebrated boutique producers — intense, focused and built with the dark fruit energy, fine tannin detail and single-vineyard complexity that has made The Wark Family one of the most critically acclaimed and sought-after wines in the Teusner portfolio.

Teusner is one of the Barossa Valley’s most celebrated boutique producers — founded by Kym Teusner and Michael Page in 2003 and built on a philosophy of sourcing the finest old-vine Barossa fruit and crafting wines of extraordinary depth and character with minimal intervention. The Wark Family is named after the Wark family — long-time Barossa growers whose estate vineyard provides the fruit for this wine — and the label itself is a work of art, painted by Marnie Wark, daughter of the vineyard owners, making this a wine of genuine personal significance and family heritage.

My Wine Man

This is for someone who wants a serious, single-vineyard Barossa Shiraz from one of the valley’s most celebrated boutique producers at an exceptional price.

The 2019 Wark Family is the younger, more approachable expression of this celebrated single-vineyard wine — still carrying the full weight of Kym Teusner’s winemaking expertise and the Wark family’s extraordinary Barossa vineyard, but with the vibrant fruit energy and freshness of a younger vintage that makes it immediately compelling and accessible. If you want to see what this wine becomes with age, the 2013 is available in the store — a decade-aged expression of the same vineyard that shows exactly where the 2019 is heading.

At HK$149, this is exceptional value for a single-vineyard Barossa Shiraz of this quality and provenance from one of the valley’s most celebrated boutique producers.

In my view, this is one of the finest value single-vineyard Barossa Shirazes in the store — vivid, focused and built to reward patience.

What makes this wine stand out

This is all about single-vineyard Barossa intensity and Kym Teusner’s mastery of old-vine Shiraz.

Dark blackberry, black cherry and plum sit at the core, with black pepper, fine spice, earth and the characteristic savoury complexity that defines great single-vineyard Barossa Shiraz. The palate is full-bodied with fine, structured tannins and a long, focused finish that speaks to the quality of the Wark family vineyard and the precision of the minimal-intervention winemaking.

The defining feature is the focus — this is Barossa Shiraz of extraordinary single-vineyard precision and dark fruit intensity, with a structured elegance and layered complexity that rewards both immediate drinking and extended cellaring.

Vivid, focused and completely compelling.

Style / drinking window

Full-bodied with dark blackberry, black cherry, plum, black pepper and fine spice notes.

Fine structured tannins and fresh acidity provide focus, precision and a long, complex finish.

Drinking well now with decanting, with peak drinking from 2025 onwards and a cellaring window extending into the 2030s.

Why this is a smart buy

If you want a serious, single-vineyard Barossa Shiraz from one of the valley’s most celebrated boutique producers at an accessible price, this is exceptional value.

It delivers:

• single-vineyard Barossa intensity and complexity from one of the valley’s most celebrated and respected boutique winemakers
• a label painted by Marnie Wark — a wine of genuine family heritage and personal significance
• genuine ageing potential and single-vineyard provenance at a very honest price

Ideal for roast beef, lamb, game, aged hard cheese or a special occasion dinner. Decant for at least 1 hour.

Winemaker Insight

Hear directly from Kym Teusner on the philosophy behind The Wark Family Shiraz and what makes this wine so consistently sought after.

Explore more Teusner Wark Family and Barossa Shiraz

• Teusner The Wark Family Barossa Valley Shiraz 2013 → same vineyard / decade-aged / 95 Halliday / drinking at peak now
• Teusner Big Jim Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018 → same producer / rich and structured / exceptional value
• Teusner FG Righteous Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 → same producer / collector-level / pinnacle of the Teusner range

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