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Thornfield Estate · Barossa Valley

2022
Barossa
Shiraz

Single vineyard · Block 7
96 pts
James Halliday Wine Companion 2024
🍇 Shiraz
🌡️ 14.5% alc
📍 Barossa Valley
🪣 French Oak
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Tasting notes

What you'll taste

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Dark Plum & Blueberry
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Dark Chocolate
Espresso & Mocha
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Eucalyptus
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Violet & Rose
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Warm Oak Spice
Wine profile
BodyFull
TanninsFirm
AcidityMedium
FruitIntense
OakModerate
The vintage

A season of perfect conditions

The 2022 vintage in the Barossa Valley will be remembered as one of the finest in a generation. A cool, wet winter filled the reservoirs and saturated the soil, while a long, slow ripening season through autumn allowed the Shiraz grapes in Block 7 to develop extraordinary concentration and complexity.

The fruit was hand-harvested in the early morning of 17 March 2022, when the berries had reached perfect phenolic ripeness. Fermented in open-top vessels with twice-daily pump-overs, the wine spent 22 months in French oak barriques — 30% new — before being bottled unfiltered in August 2024.

Only 480 cases were produced. This is a wine designed to be enjoyed now or cellared for up to 25 years.

The winemaker

Made with passion

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Thomas Whitfield
Head Winemaker · 22 years at Thornfield
"Block 7 is my favourite parcel on the property. The old vines — some over 80 years old — produce small berries with extraordinary depth. This 2022 is the best Shiraz I have ever made."
Food pairing

What to eat with it

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Slow-cooked lambShoulder or leg, rosemary & garlic
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Beef short ribBraised with red wine & thyme
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Aged cheddarOr manchego with quince paste
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Wild mushroomRisotto or pasta with truffle
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CharcuterieProsciutto, salami & olives
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Dark chocolate70%+ with berry compote
Serving

How to enjoy it

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Temperature
16–18°C
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Decant
45 mins
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Glass
Bordeaux
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Store
Cool, dark
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Drink until
2045
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Opens up
5–8 yrs
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Thornfield Estate
2022 Barossa Shiraz
Only 480 cases produced. Order now before it sells out — free shipping on 6+ bottles.
$48
per bottle · $276 per case of 6 (free shipping)
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