{"product_id":"agricola-shiraz-masterclass-pack","title":"Agricola Shiraz Masterclass Pack","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We are watching a star being born here...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgricola Vintners, helmed by Callum Powell, represents a new chapter in the Powell family's storied history in the Barossa Valley. After making a name for himself alongside his father, Dave Powell of Torbreck fame, Callum has ventured out to create his own legacy. Drawing from his family’s vineyards and the renowned Hoffmann sites, Callum produces wines that offer a contemporary take on the Barossa’s rich winemaking traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCallum’s journey began in his childhood, immersed in the world of winemaking. From chasing mice in Torbreck’s early days to gaining invaluable experience with luminaries like Jean-Louis Chave in the Rhône Valley, his path has been shaped by both heritage and innovation. His time in Europe instilled a deep respect for terroir, which he brings back to his work in Barossa and Eden Valleys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Agricola, Callum focuses on Shiraz, crafting wines that reflect the unique characteristics of their variuous ancient vineyards. His winemaking philosophy is all about minimal intervention, aiming to let the fruit express itself without heavy oak influence. These are complex, well-structured wines with vibrant flavours and a true sense of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the Barossa's most compelling new producers and simply must-try wines. While you can!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 Agricola Shiraz Masterclass Pack contains the below. Stocks are extremely limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Naimanya \u0026amp; Home Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Seeliger Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Agricola K' Sands Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Agricola Ebenezer Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Naimanya \u0026amp; Home Shiraz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Agricola home base. Naimanya and Home are Callum Powell's own elevated, rocky Flaxman Valley sites, and this wine has been at the heart of the Agricola range since the beginning. The vines are very old, the altitude is high, and the wines have always shown it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhere Seeliger is bright and perfumed, this is more inward and structural. A cooler, tighter expression of Barossa Shiraz that sits firmly in the new wave camp, with the kind of medium-weight, tannin-driven elegance that the likes of Sami Odi and Standish have made their calling card. The 2025 season's early, dry harvest and low yields have only added to the intensity and the natural acidity that gives these wines their line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIt's a wine that asks for patience rather than immediate gratification. Perfumed and mineral on the nose, with a serious, sinewy structure on the palate and a long, savoury finish. The tannins are the headline, fine and persistent, lending the wine real shape and cellar potential. Not a wine for those wanting classic big Barossa fruit; very much a wine for those who aren't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s a quite distinct understatement to this wine, finesse, quietness, a distinctly fresher, tighter style... Proper stuff, sinewy and compact, serious in its expression of the variety and so distinct.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Naimanya \u0026amp; Home Shiraz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-agricola-flaxman-valley-naimanya-home-shiraz\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Seeliger Shiraz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA brand new wine from a century-old site. Callum Powell was reacquainted with Chris and Anthony Steinert's vineyard in the southern Flaxman Valley just before the 2025 harvest, and the result is the first release under the Seeliger label, named after the Steinert family ancestors who planted these dry-grown vines more than 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe site sits on a hillside in Flaxman Valley and produces something distinctly different to Agricola's other Shiraz sources. Brighter, more elevated in feel, with a cool character that sets it apart from the warmer, denser styles the Barossa is traditionally known for. The 2025 season was early and dry, with low yields building real concentration and a natural acidity that gives the wine its line and energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is a perfumed, elegant Shiraz with a cool-climate alpine quality that feels very much of its place. Fine, precise tannins and a long, focused finish. It's very much in the mould of the new wave Barossa makers Callum draws inspiration from, and it's an exceptional debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It sits high in the palate but doesn’t forget an inward concentration. It snakes through the palate with silty, fine trails of highest quality tannin finishing in a refreshing grip. Crikey, this is such good shiraz. It takes the variety to another planet.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"2025 Agricola Flaxman Valley Seeliger Shiraz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-agricola-flaxman-valley-seeliger-shiraz\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Agricola K' Sands Shiraz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSome of these vines were planted in 1864. Asbroek's plot is one of the most extraordinary old vine sites in the Barossa, with the ancient plantings blended alongside vines that are a mere fifty years old. K' Sands has always been the most singular and demanding wine in the Agricola range, and the 2025 is the most serious expression of it yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe dry, concentrated 2025 season has amplified what this vineyard does naturally: depth, intensity and a tannic grip that is serious and uncompromising. This is Shiraz that operates at the outer limits of the variety, with an exotic, almost cross-varietal character that Callum has leaned into rather than tried to tame. It's unlike most things you'll taste from the Barossa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDark, dense and rich on the palate, with firm, structured tannins and real length. A wine of considerable power and presence, and one of the finest Barossa Shiraz you're likely to try. Cellar this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Groaning under its grip and guttural grind, a very serious shiraz of depth, richness... Astonishingly evocative and satisfying as a meaty red, but so compelling, again, for its originality and fruit driven excellence.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"2025 Agricola K' Sands Shiraz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-agricola-k-sands-shiraz\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e2025 Agricola Ebenezer Shiraz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe most classically Barossa wine in the Agricola range. The Hoffman Dallwitz vines in Ebenezer date back to 1888, with some plantings through to 1912 and a smaller parcel from 1996. It's a vineyard with real heritage, and Callum works with it accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere the Flaxman Valley wines are about restraint and elevation, Ebenezer is warm, generous and unambiguously Barossa. The difference here is that it's done without the props many have leaned on: no new oak dominating the fruit, no added acid sharpening the edges. Just old vine concentration and honest winemaking, which turns out to be all you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRich, heady and full of character, with a depth and warmth that feels completely of its place. The 2025 dry season has concentrated the fruit and built real tannic structure beneath the generosity. This is a wine that rewards those who appreciate what the Barossa does when it's at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It delivers on a promise and leaves a groove in the palate, a thick, warm, grippy, slow moving freight train of fuck yeah Barossa shiraz.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"2025 Agricola Ebenezer Shiraz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-agricola-ebenezer-shiraz\"\u003eRead More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agricola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41135854452779,"sku":"Agricola Shiraz Masterclass Pack","price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/AgricolaShirazMasterclassPack_e1f02081-271b-47d4-862b-0fdad169601a.png?v=1787902630","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/agricola-shiraz-masterclass-pack","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}