Located in the heart of Australia’s iconic Barossa wine region, St Hallett has been producing fine wines since it was established in 1944. All the fruit used in St Hallett wine is grown in the Barossa. It is their dedication to keeping parcels separate through fermentation and maturation - combined with the Barossa’s rich and diverse range of vines and soils - that allows them to craft an exciting range of full flavoured and interestingly textured wines which are savoured around the world and recognised as benchmarks of the region.

I've been impressed in recent years by the quality of St Hallett's forays into the Eden Valley and their take on syrah from the higher ground. From the dry and low-yielding 2019 vintage, the picture is again one of elegance and grace. The fruit is more in the spectrum of black cherry and dark plum, with plentiful spice, purple floral high-tones and crushed-quartz tannins, impressive detail and clarity, and a finish that lingers nicely with memories of cherry and spice. Drink to: 2035; Price: $60.00; Alcohol: 14.5%; Rating: 95 Points; Dave Brookes; James Halliday Wine Companion

In making this relatively lighter style compared to most Barossa reds, St Hallett have sourced the fruit from the cooler Eden Valley. It works very well, especially in this dry low-yielding vintage. Generous, rich and soft with lashings of mulberry blue fruit flavours with some nice peppery cherry characters. The chalky fine tannins work so well to help define what is a beautifully poised and balanced wine. Drink to: 2022-2032; Price: $60.00; Rating: 94 Points; Ray Jordan