The
New Barossa
Part 20:
Veritas/Rolf Binder
Hanisch
(right); Heysen (left) - Rolf Binder's top vineyards
Kym Teusner is the winemaker at Rolf Binder Wines
(formerly known as Veritas), and while I was with him we tasted
through some of Rolf’s range. They’re impressive wines, up there
with the best of the Barossa. For an earlier report on these wines,
see here.
Veritas Heinrich 2003
A blend of Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache. Really expressive open
nose is joyful and fruity with a hint of jamminess. The palate shows a
good concentration of ripe, open fruit with a nice raspberry jam
character and a savoury twist. Very good+ 89/100
Rolf Binder Heinrich 2004
Quite intense, slightly tight, jammy, ripe sweet nose – very
appealing. The palate shows nice definition with a savoury, spicy
twist to the fruit. Very good+ 89/100
Veritas Shiraz/Mataro Pressings (Binder’s Bulls
Blood) 2003
Very distinctive spicy overlay to the ripe sweet fruits on the
nose. The palate is spicy and savoury with quite dense spicy fruit.
Good concentration: quite chunky, finishes dry. A satisfying style.
Very good+ 88/100
Rolf Binder Heysen Shiraz 2003
Tight, savoury, spicy, slightly woody nose. Spicy complexity to
the dense fruit. The palate is dense and concentrated with a spicy,
tarry underlay to the bold, concentrated fruit: quite a serious style:
very satisfying and with potential for evolution. Very good/excellent
92/100
Rolf Binder Hanisch Shiraz 2003
Dark, brooding, complex spicy nose. Ripe, rich, intense palate
with lots of taut structure and a long spicy finish. This is an
intense, warm wine with lots of impact – a touch more complexity and
intensity than they Heysen, but this is really one for the future.
Very good/excellent 93/100
Wines
tasted October 2005
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