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EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah
EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah
EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah
EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah
EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah
EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah

EVANGELINE* {MUSEUM RELEASE} Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah

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Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah (Noack Vineyard, Springton).

EVANGELINE 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019:

Of the vintages pulled from the cellar and tasted on the 4th June 2026, the 2019 was the wine of the day for our winemakers.

Dan describes it as: “WOW!...still so surprisingly fresh after 7 years, going from strength to strength in the bottle”. Both Huon and Dan noted that it is strikingly similar to the Decanter winning 2021 in many ways, perhaps even more complex and alluring right now if that’s possible! Still highly perfumed with florals, mint and sage and loaded with rhubarb and blue, black fruits but now overlaid with secondary characters and complexity. The 2019 started life with a bang with our first Gold Medal+95pts at Royal Adelaide Wine Show and now drinks better than ever.

Other highlights: 2016 close to hitting it’s peak at 10 years of age, 2015 going strong with years to go, the inaugural 2014 vintage showing true aged character with hints of tobacco now mingling with lifted spearmint and rasberry conserve, perfect for enjoying this winter at the peak of it’s maturity.


Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig and Theo Engela
Varietal: Syrah
Region: Eden Valley
Alc/Vol: 14.2%
pH: 3.5
Acidity: 6.5
Bottle size: 750 mL

2021
WINNER BEST IN SHOW - Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
97pts "Prodigiously aromatic, black cherry and plum, then plunging blackberry and blackcurrant dominate the palate with oak providing extra upholstery. A haunting citrus-and-lavender perfume helps to structure the wine alongside ample, gentle tannins and curranty acidity. Stylish, with emphatic, show-stopping character." - Decanter Magazine 5th Feb 2025

94pts + Featured in Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections "Single-vineyard Eden Valley Syrah sourced from the Noack family property in Springton at 410m elevation. Plummy and pure with layers of spice, sage, liquorice, blueberry pie, violets, pepper, vanillin oak and merest whiff of mint. There is a graceful air to the fruit passage across the palate, tannins, fine but tensing on the mid-palate with a purple floral flourish on the exit." - Dave Brookes, Halliday

2020
SILVER - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards

SILVER - 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards
94pts + SILVER - Abundant ripe plums and summer berry fruits, cut through with fine spice, blueberries with a whiff of vanilla and subtle, sexy French oak. There's a lovely fruit flow, some nice cool-climate crunch and a cascade of fine tannin for support. A lot to like here." - Dave Brooks, Halliday Wine Companion

93pts "Lifted, vibrant, youthful, ripe, so pure and bright. Ripe berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice. This wine has layers of complexity with savoury nuances. Will improve with time." - Decanter Wine Magazine

93pts "Serious and cool EV Shiraz. Soaking plums, darker cassis, pencilly and vanilla oak influence (in a good way), cracked peppercorns and just a little leafy kitchen herb. Mid to full bodied with lovely flow and glide to the palate. Peering focus, narrowed eye slits drawing on purple and red fruits, nuanced with cool pepper and neatly etched tannins. Calm and serene" - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook

91pts "This has aromas of dried violets, blackcurrants, cracked pepper and sage. Fresh and bright with savory and peppery layers. Medium-bodied. All nicely wrapped up in firm, fine tannins." - James Suckling

2019
GOLD MEDAL + 95pts "A modern style of shiraz with ripe but not overripe fruit with high quality oak given just enough opportunity to make its point without dominating the argument. The fruit here is dense blues and blacks, with suggestions of vanilla and cedar. It is finished with beautifully fine, ripe tannins." - Royal Adelaide Wine Show

SILVER - 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards

93pts "It’s always good, always reliable. This 2019 release is as good as any previous, maybe even better. It’s just so juicy. Just so perfumed. Just so enjoyable. Blueberry, boysenberry, plum and clove notes meet mint, sweet spice and woodsmoke. There’s a clear jellied/jubey aspect but there’s also a good reach of tannin, with the length to match. It’s both warm and fresh-faced at once; it’s in excellent order." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front

91/100 "Aromas of blue fruits, red cherry, spice and a cool menthol lift. Flavours are mid to full-bodied, the fleshy, generous blueberry and dark cherry fruit flavours are round and layered, with plenty of tannin and acid-derived structure. A well-made, soft, juicy, round and very drinkable wine." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review

92pts "A very dark, dense colour, the nose shows lots of spice and white pepper, some quite exotic fruit and floral notes but pure and ripe blackberry and blueberry dominates. The gentle toast of the oak comes through on nose and palate, in a wine where a smooth but savoury fruit stays pliable and fresh across the mid-palate. The finish has fresh acids, very tight tannins, the oak again adding some toast in the finish" - Tom Cannavan's Wine Pages

“A lovely dark fruit character with a herbal edge to it, like a peppery gunpowder note. Gravelly tannins, a touch of sweet pastry, vanilla, nice and long, with a warmth, but the alcohol doesn’t sit outside the frame of the wine.” - Mark Pygott MW

2018
92 pts "Spice, liquorice, black fruit, sage and mint. Medium-bodied, red and black fruit, fresh, light tannin, lively, good finish. Easy to like. Affable and regional." - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

2016
95/100 "Fresh plum, dry spice and dried banana-like aromas, fruit-driven and fresh, with some Rhône-ish notes. The palate has linearity and fleshy concentration, with ample soft tannins and refreshing acidity. A very appealing wine, the texture being a highlight. It drinks superbly already." - Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, Huon Hooke

93/100 "It might be Eden Valley but using syrah on the label might raise an eyebrow. What's not in question is its drinkability. A fruit basket of berries, a raft of spices, it's juicy and so vibrant. It has tannins and acidity to ensure it'll age but gee, it's too good to wait for, so pour away." - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

92 pts "The Eden Valley and shiraz/syrah. A match made in heaven. Aromatic, spicy, floral, almost peppery. It doesn’t jump out of its skin but it does stand up to say hello. Plums, toast, roasted peppercorns, nuts. It unfolds as it breathes. It’s mid weight in a good way. Complex but not challenging or in-your-face. Drinkable and accessible and yet inscribed with fine tannin. The pitch, just right." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front

92 pts "Rich, ripe blackberry with plenty of spice and well-knit, savory elements. A rich, blackberry palate with supple, even tannins. Very approachable now. Screw cap." - James Suckling Reviews

2015
"Savoury with ripe blackberry, mocha, and spicy notes. Mouthwatering, dark fruit and fresh acidity on the finish." Decanter Wine Magazine May 2023, Drink 2023-2030

95/100 "Deepish red/purple hue, with a lifted floral aroma, clean and fresh and aromatic. The palate is similar, not big or heavy but intense and spicy, red-fruited and elegant, and finishing long on the aftertaste, with abundant firm tannins. There's lovely fruit-sweetness in the middle and a certain raspberry jam Eden Valley signature. Excellent." - Huon Hooke

93/100 "The flavour profile is sweeter than the word 'syrah' might imply but the wine's quality is never in doubt. Flavours of port wine jelly, pure plum, sweet raspberry and assorted dry/twiggy spices fill out the palate well; nutty tannin then completes the picture perfectly. Throughout the wine feels fluid and supple, making it a pleasure to spend time with." - Campbell Mattison, Halliday

92 pts "Char-grilled pepper steak, black fruits and boot polish, a whiff of dried herb. Medium bodied, meaty and savoury, with pastille and prune, grainy tannin, a slight angularity to the palate with an almost ‘metallic’ feel, though not in a bad way, I’d add, and a spicy red and black fruited finish. A wilder more bunchy style of Barossa Shiraz, but pretty nicely done." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front

2014
92/100 "Red berries, boysenberries, spice and violets. It has some blackberried or at least plummy depth but the wine's sheer drinkability is conjured with soft fingers of highly accessible flavour. It has the acid/tannin structure to age, and the balance, but it's hard to find a good reason not to tuck in right now." - Campbell Mattison, Halliday
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz
{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz

{MUSEUM RELEASE} ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz

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Single Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz (Fechner Vineyard, Moculta).

ELIJAH 2015, 2016, 2019:

At the tasting on 4th June 2026, this one was a tough battle and both Dan and Huon found it hard to choose a favourite of the three vintages...

the inaugural 2015 vintage was again a revelation, showing freshness and balance, seemingly aging in slow motion...

Huon was struck by the complexity of the 2016 and how time in bottle has taken this vintage next level, now amongst the best.

A super-lifted nose of choc-mint, cedar, eucalypt, and musk leads to a complex and vibrant palate packed with blueberry jam, satsuma plum, blackcurrant, chocolate, roasted chicory root and spice. Perfect drinking now with a medium-rare steak.

The 2019 was again a showstopper, only more time will tell how far this vintage can go and if it will eventually top them all!

12 years ago we began our search for a truly iconic Barossa Shiraz vineyard. The quest lead us to discover the depths of riches of the Fechner Family’s vineyard and our experiment became ELIJAH in vintage 2015. Hailing from the revered Fechner brothers’ Moculta vineyard in the Northern Eden Valley. Elijah is a powerful wine incorporating new French oak from France’s oldest family cooperage, Leroi.

Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Theo Engela
Varietal: Shiraz
Alc: 14.8%
Region: Eden Valley
pH: 3.59
Acidity: 5.9
Bottle size: 750 mL

2020
SILVER - 2023 Decanter Wine Awards, UK 

GOLD - 2022 Barossa Wine Show 

GOLD - 2022 Syrah du Monde, France

SILVER - 2022 Decanter Wine Awards, UK

SILVER - 2022 Melbourne International Wine Competition

95pts "Deep colour and a meaty/spicy/toasty and roast meat bouquet that is quite complex already. Some floral and regional dried herb notes, hinting at thyme and oregano. The wine is full bodied and concentrated, with ample firm tannins supplying structure and ageing potential. A serious red with loads of character." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review

94pts "Deep, purple-splashed crimson with notes of dark blackberry and ripe dark plums. Hints of baking spices, sage, black pepper, cassis, dark chocolate and graphite. There's a cassis-like richness to the fruit flow, densely packed granitic tannins and a chocolatey tide on the deep, black-fruited finish" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion

93pts "Deep crimson. Fresh and complex wine with intense mulberry dark chocolate, mocha aromas. Concentrated mulberry, blackberry jam flavours, fine chocolaty / cedar tannins and layered mocha/ vanilla notes. Finishes grippy firm with very good length. Now-2030." - The Vintage Journal

92pts "A delicious and bright syrah with purple fruits, subtle black pepper and some dried flowers. Medium body. Fine tannins and a medium fruity finish." - James Suckling

2019

SILVER - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards


95pts "Really youthful, deep and dark in the glass. Intense aromatics of blood plum, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, licorice, bouquet garni and Asian spice. The palate is opulently flavoured: really dark, plummy fruits, blackberries, chocolate, and layered. There's some lovely oak that plays it part as well. There's plenty going on in this wine: it is decadently flavoured, but the tannins and acidity do their thing and make sure the fruit behaves" - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review

95pts "Flagship wine from the higher Eden Valley, Polished and dark, Blackberry, clack cherry, sandalwood, incense smoke with vanila bean paste and mushroom fin earthiness." - Regan Drew, Wine Words

94pts "…this release is a ripper. It’s big and throaty but it’s creamy smooth too; it has both grain and slip, its inherent, grunty tannin  rolling through asphalt, blackberry, gum leaf and toast. It’s both big on flavour and big on quality. This has been pushed to its limits, and has noticeable warm alcohol to show for it, but it remains complete and convincing." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

SILVER - 2022 Decanter Wine Awards

SILVER - 2021 International Wine Challenge (London) "Ripe, intense blackberry fruit, a rich mouthful of ripe tannins and super-concentrated fruit. Spicy oak, very full-bodied with a powerful finish." 

SILVER - 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards

2018
SILVER Syrah du Monde (France)

2016
GOLD - 95pts International Wine Challenge (London) "Youthful with smoke and black fruit. Dark, intense, concentrated, velvety tannins. Soft-toned with notes of spice, blackfruit and dark cherry."

94pts "Inky, deep and dark red of blackcurrant fruit, booze-soaked berries, walnut whiffs and sweet spice. Lavish, lush texture, rolls around the palate nicely, lingers for what seems forever and has all that hustle of a big red wrapped in a velvety cloak of goodness. One for the big red lovers, but those who know the tightrope walk of flavour, freshness and winemaking balance" - Mike Bennie for WBM

93pts "This takes a bold, dark and rich stance on the nose and palate with chocolate, dark-plum and graphite aromas, leading to a ripe dark-berry core that is framed in long, supple and even tannins." - James Suckling 

92/100 "Deep, dark red colour with purple and black tinges. The bouquet is high-toned - as in volatile acidity (VA) and/or lifted alcohol, while it's full-bodied and dense, with a lot of tannin and chew and loads of grunt. A big wine. The VA is not a problem except for purists and technocrats and it would respond well to extended cellaring." - Huon Hooke

2015
96pts "Deep colour and a rich, complex, earthy bouquet which features smoky, char-oak and other savoury nuances. There is terrific flavour here and excellent depth and weight. The wine is balanced and stylish, with savoury and fruit-sweet elements perfectly balanced. Black plums and savoury notes. The finish lingers on and on. A stylish and individual style of shiraz, and a gorgeous drink." - Huon Hooke 

 

SUPERBAROSSA* Cabernet + Shiraz 2020 (15-24% off)
SUPERBAROSSA* Cabernet + Shiraz 2020 (15-24% off)
SUPERBAROSSA* Cabernet + Shiraz 2020 (15-24% off)
SUPERBAROSSA* Cabernet + Shiraz 2020 (15-24% off)

SUPERBAROSSA* Cabernet + Shiraz 2020 (15-24% off)

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Cabernet Shiraz... quite possibly Australia's most iconic red blend. A true example of where 1+1=3... where the synergy of the two varieties, becomes greater than the sum of its parts. The elegance of the Cabernet offers inky black berry fruit and cassis whilst the structured Shiraz contributes rich plum and strawberry red fruits. It's textured, multidimensional, rich, complex and oh so balanced.

Crack open a bottle and serve it up with some super slow roasted lamb, some sticky barbecued ribs, or a humble piece of aged Gouda (complete with the lil' salt crystals and all)... oohhh yea!

Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Huon Fechner + Theo Engela
Varieties: Cabernet (50%), Shiraz (50%)
Region:Barossa
Alc/Vol: 13.9%
pH: 3.5
Acidity: 5.9
2020
92pts "A Barossa Cabernet Shiraz in full voice combining the ripe and the juicy with some attractive savouriness. No one grape dominates the blend, this is a 50-50 partnership, but in taste there seems to be just a little more obvious Shiraz sweet generosity, especially across the middle palate. While it may not be the most complex, it does lay everything out before you, open and inviting, in black fruits, plum, briar, earth, leather (imagine sitting in a comfy old leather lounge) fuelled by coffee, mocha oak notes. It offers a lovely, big mouthful of Barossa typicity. The black pastille moment on the finish is just so delicious. Museum release." - Jeni Port, Winepilot
92pts - "Ermine purple with bright rim. Choc/mocha, pink salt, blood plum, cabbage rose heart, big day old raspberries, cassis to blackberry and even some fresh bay leaf aromatics. Feels Cabernet dominant (even with the even split) with tight, fine, velvety tannins and a herbaceous (but not green) echo. Plenty of ripe dark fruit flesh to satisfy those seeking opulence rather than anemia. Maybe could even do a couple of years in the cellar." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook

91pts "The classic Aussie blend: 50/50% shiraz/cabernet sauvignon from Dorrien in the central Barossa Valley. Deep crimson with vibrant fruit tones of blackberry, dark cherry, blood plum and some lighter blackcurrant pastille notes. Plenty of spicy depth with hints of licorice, dark chocolate, fruitcake, earth and graphite. Plenty of fruit depth with some herbs flowing in on the palate, Velvety, rich and opulent with a powdery tannin grip and a black-fruited finish" - Dave Brookes, Halliday

90pts – “Dark ruby with a touch of fade into the rim. Cassis, bay leaf and iodine aromatics. Dark and weighty black fruits that fills the mouth with a rich velvet tannin profile that keeps it gliding long into the finish. There's a deft touch here.” – Stuart Knox, The Real Review

2018
93/100 "Very deep red/purple colour, with a rose-petal overtone to the crushed blackberry and mulberry fruit aromas. Very attractive. Cabernet shows through, here. Concentrated and plush but light on its feet: a delicious red wine, already drinking nicely." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review

2016
95/100 "Very deep purple/red colour, with an intensely spicy aroma which reveals a lot of char-oak notes. The flavour is full and rich, concentrated, fruit-sweet and well-rounded, with some alcohol warmth and a punchy finish. A real mouthful of deliciousness." - Huon Hooke

92+ "A mix of old and new school. Deep, dark, dense fruit; toffeed/malt-like oak characters; both leather and tar aspects. All this will keep lovers of Barossa Valley reds well and truly happy. But there are also florals notes, a run of juicy boysenberry, and bright tips of mint. In short: it’s hefty, hearty and well styled." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

2015
91 pts "Big-ish wine but it remembers its manners. Blackcurrant, sweet plum, boysenberry and coffee-cream flavours. There’s plenty to hook into here. Oak lends the wine a slippery smoothness; cabernet contributes fruit but also dust-like notes and a certain stringiness to the tannin. Shiraz helps sweeten and plump it all out. It doesn’t quite feel cohesive but it’s young." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

91/100 "Raw with fruit and oak but generous of both. Coffee-cream, blackberry and sweet plum flavours jumble their way through the palate. It doesn't feel seamless but there's plenty here to latch onto." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday

93/100 "Good depth and hue of colour, with a lifted ginger spice aroma, which includes some eucalytpus mint. The wine is intense and sull in the mouth, firm and elegant and showing the cabernet influence in structure as much as flavour. There's abundant fruit sweetness in the mid-palate followed by drying tannins and a clean, persistent finish. A very smart blend." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review

2014
GOLD MEDAL - Great Australian Red, 2015

93/100 "Bruising style. Oak, fruit and tannin; hefty serves of all three. Blackberries, tar, black earth and malt characters slip into mint, violet and bright raspberry. It's the epitome of the mouthfilling style."- Campbell Mattison, Halliday

2013
SILVER MEDAL - Great Australian Red, 2014

94/100 "Stern but flavoursome. Strings of smoky, minerally tannin are visible throughout, yet the drama of the fruit still plays to good effect. Blueberry, coffee, blackberry and violet-like notes. It lifts and expands as it breathes in the glass/bottle; a stint in the decanter does it no harm." - Halliday