2022 Eisenstone Marananga Shiraz SR804

Stephen Cook’s Eisenstone label is all about single-vineyard Barossa Shiraz, and this one comes from Roennfeldt Road in Marananga - a patch of dirt that consistently produces some of the region’s most distinctive wines. It’s a classic old-vine, low-yield Shiraz, given the time and attention it deserves with 20 months in French oak (50% new) to bring everything into balance.

Marananga is known for deep, ironstone-laced soils, which give the wine plenty of depth and structure while still keeping it refined. There’s no over-the-top winemaking here - just small-batch ferments, minimal handling, and a focus on purity, letting the vineyard do the heavy lifting.

With only 800 individually numbered bottles made, it’s a serious Barossa Shiraz, built to develop beautifully over the next decade or more.

96 points
"From a wonderful vintage, the wine is matured in French oak, half of it new, for 20 months. Only 800 bottles produced. Inky maroon hue, the nose swirls with a weave of aromas, including molten dark rich chocolate, black cherries, mocha, soy, cloves, and blackcurrants. Deft oak handling here, as it is across the range. A wine of drive, balance, and intensity with great length. The tannins are soft, almost slurry-like. This is still so young, but what a promising future ahead of it. Enjoy over the next 10 to 15 years."
- Ken Gargett (The Vintage Journal)