Agricola 2024s by Callum Powell - "Shake the hand of the future [of Barossa] because here it is"
"With his latest 2024 wines, Agricola Vintner's Callum Powell is showing why he is a leader of the ‘New Barossa’"
Just 60 to 120 bottles each of three wines for the UK. The stock has landed. If interested in an allocation email wines@swig.co.uk or whatsapp us on 07785 571579.
Sadly, just 1 to 3 bottles max of each per household.
Sadly, just 1 to 3 bottles max of each per household.
Agricola Flaxman Valley Syrah 2024
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond
97 Points
“These are quite something, the 2024s a cavalcade of charisma and personality, yet finesse and a showcase of high-res tannin…An experience of subtleness, which is a strange thing to say for Barossa shiraz; this is so compelling." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
97 points
"Looking at these '24 releases from Callum Powell you can't help but think 'Jeez, the Barossa is in good hands.' The fruit purity is off the charts in these wines. The Flaxman Valley release represents a 'home' wine for Powell – it's in his hood. There's a wide brushstroke of dark plum and red fruits, etched with spice, moody amaro tones, some sage, cold tea, meadow flowers, hanging game meats and crushed rock. There's an elasticity to its palate shape with fine, powdery tannins shaped around the pure fruit in a kinetic fashion and the finest, laciest of acid lines bringing everything together. It's a hypnotically delicious wine and I found myself drawing needless comparisons ... 'yeah, it's kind of St. Joseph-y ... yeah, nah ... it's totally Agricola Vintner-y'. A stunner." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)
97 points
"This feels more robust than previous releases of Agricola’s Flaxman Valley, yet still holds its own with tension and texture. These are quite something, the 2024s a cavalcade of charisma and personality, yet finesse and a showcase of high-res tannin. “How do they make it so cheap, son?”.
The first and foremost thing to discuss is the pixellated, fine, succulent tannin. It shapes the wine but also melts into it, lends freshness, draws comparison to Italianate endeavours and lends a freshness to each approach. A rich array of dark and brooding berry and cherry fruit, blue fruits too, Aussie bush characters, a bit of alpine herb, some turned earth, paprika-spiked salumi, roast beetroot, pepper and then elements of graphite and stone – I’m loath to push the list of descriptors but they just keep coming up. It sits low profile in the palate but manages to stain it too – almost, not quite, a pinosity, maybe cru Beaujolais, but hey, it’s its own thing too. An experience of subtleness, which is a strange thing to say for Barossa shiraz; this is so compelling."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
96 points - "Dark-fruited and spice-driven, with a lovely earthy undertone and aromas of smoked meat, olive brine, blackberries and crushed stones, lifted by a floral edge. The palate is textural, with firmly framed yet integrated tannins, showing fine tension and dry, densely packed fruit without any excess fleshiness. Good density and refinement, with strong mid-palate drive. Drink or hold." - Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)
Agricola Ebenezer Syrah 2024
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond - 8 cases
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond - 8 cases
96 Points
“This is an Ebenezer-born shiraz that has considerable heft and power, while retaining a cadence and line that brings clarity and detail to its form. Yeah, sign me up for that… The dark plum and blackberry fruits are studded with exotic spice, peppercorn, pan juices, dark chocolate and earth; it's all there but there's lift and a pleasing pace. - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
97 points
"There’s a lot of viticultural and winemaking history behind this wine, and it shows. Powerful yet floral and refined, with aromas of blackberries, bitter chocolate, licorice, cured meat, olive brine and mulberry confit. The palate is densely packed, with a restrained palate, firmly framed yet finely tuned tannins and a fine line of acidity. Made from the famed Hoffman Dallwitz and Dimchurch blocks, planted in 1880 and 1951. Excellent. Drink or hold." - Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)
96 points
"Phwoar ... this is an Ebenezer-born shiraz that has considerable heft and power, while retaining a cadence and line that brings clarity and detail to its form. Yeah, sign me up for that. The soils are all red clay and ironstone over calcrete; that subregional sense of compression, bunchy nuance and the ferruginous baseline runs strong here. But there's something different. There's freshness and a little more light shining in than is the norm for its northern Barossa brethren. The dark plum and blackberry fruits are studded with exotic spice, peppercorn, pan juices, dark chocolate and earth; it's all there but there's lift and a pleasing pace. Yeah, this is a good'un alright." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)
Agricola K Sands Syrah 2024
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond
£65 per bottle duty paid, £52 in Bond
“Shake the hand of the future because here it is. This Barossa Valley shiraz is just, simply, wildly good. I could taste a million big company wines and no matter how good they are, collectively they wouldn’t generate as much excitement as this single hand-crafted wine” - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front) 97 Points
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