2022 Hatch St Johns Shiraz
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2022 Hatch St Johns Shiraz

Barossa, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
Reduced from $54.99
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen
Cellar: 8 - 10 Years (2032-2034)
ABV: 14%
Closure: Stelvin

St Johns is one of the highest regions in the Barossa Valley situated on the Northern section of the Western Ridge at an elevation of 300 metres. It borders the subregions of Ebenezer, Koonunga and Moppa. This Shiraz was matured in a combination of 66% French oak (60.4% new) and 34% American oak for a period of 16 months.
Wow! What magnificent colour saturation – Impenetrable pitch black heart with an equally deep black dark purple hue. Intense freshly crushed blackberry, dark plum and liquorice aromas are trailed by vanillin cedar, some inky earth like notes and pepper. Rich, dense and concentrated yet youthfully fresh, the full bodied palate is swamped with freshly crushed blackberry juice, dark plum and liquorice fruit. Inky yet opulent feel with vibrant acidity and slightly chalky tannins. Vanillin cedar, earthy graphite and pepper elements lie underneath. The finish long, energetic and tense.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews….
Shiraz sourced from St Johns at the northern extremity of the Barossa Valley. A very deeply coloured wine with rich aromas of macerated blood plums, blackberry, black cherry and cassis. Hints of baking spice, licorice, Christmas cake, Old Jamaican chocolate, olive tapenade, herbs and pastis. Great fruit density with a sandy tannin grip and a real sense of compression and latent power, finishing inky with graphite-edged black fruits and plenty of grunt. Drink by 2035.
95 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Chris Hatcher knows a thing or two about Barossa Shiraz and in this case, he’s drawn on all his experience to produce something special from this powerful statement of the region. Has all the voluptuous fruit intensity you expect but then a fine touch has applied the brakes with fine, sleek tannins and finely tuned oak. A cracking good wine which I would drink in the medium term. Drink 2023-2031.
95 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

One thing I learnt about Hatch with this latest batch of wines is that he is a big jazz fan – not something we share, but if people really want to listen to a cage of starving cats caught in a car wreck, who am I to deny them. Just as long as they can make wines like this. The St Johns vineyard is one of the most elevated in the Barossa, at 300 metres. Bordering such famous sub-regional names as Koonunga, Moppa and Ebenezer, the fruit is fermented on skins in small, open top fermenters for five to ten days. This is a deep magenta. Notes of dry herbs, cloves, black fruits, aniseed, mulberries and tobacco leaves plus some cassis on the palate. This is a little more savoury in style and at this early stage, exhibits fractionally more oak influence with good grip and excellent length. Enjoy over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2023-2033.
95 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com