2007 Glaetzer 'Amon-Ra' Shiraz 750ml

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

Silver — International Wine Challenge
(2007 Vintage, Awarded: 2009)
“Some chocolate notes with a fruity, juicy taste offering good fullness on the palate, with soft and smooth tannins, good acid and a sweet finish.”

96/100 — James Halliday
(2007 Vintage, Tasted: July 2021)

95/100 — Jeremy Oliver
(2007 Vintage, Tasted: Jan 2008)

93/100 — CellarTracker
(2007 Vintage)

About This Wine

Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full flavoured, multi layered and intense but still elegant, stylish and finely balanced. In Egyptian mythology, Amon-Ra is considered to be the king of all gods. The temple of Amon-Ra was believed to be the first temple to ever plant a monoculture vineyard to produce wine for the citizens of the temple. The eye on front of the label is the all-seeing eye of Horus or wedjat ("whole one") - a powerful Egyptian symbol of protection. It is represented as a figure with six parts, corresponding to what Egyptians regarded as the six senses; touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell and thought. Ben created Amon-Ra Shiraz to appeal to all these six senses.

About the Winery

Exceptional old vine fruit was sourced from the famed Ebenezer sub district at the northern tip of the Barossa Valley. Vine age 50–130 years old with yields of 2 tonnes per hectare.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2007
• Grape Variety: Shiraz
• Region: Barossa Valley / South Australia / Australia
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Residual Sugar: 1 g/L
• Sweetness: Dry
• Maturation: Oaked
• Oak Type: American, French
• Total Production Volume: Less than 24,000 Bottles
• Winemaker: Ben Glaetzer
• Ownership: Ben Glaetzer
• Closure: Cork
• Ageing: Matured for 16 months in 100% new oak hogshead barrels (95% French and 5% American)