Vinarija Kamen · Barossa Valley
Obsidian Hillside Syrah
2019
Blackberry essence, iodine, licorice and cracked pepper, carried by tannins of remarkable finesse for the latitude.
€340
The Story
A bottle with a past
From a single hillside of ancestor vines planted in 1904 — gnarled, dry-grown survivors that yield barely a bottle per vine. The Kamen family bought the plot at auction in 1987 and has never irrigated it.
“These vines survived a century without our help. The wine asks for the same respect.”
The winemaker, Vinarija Kamen
Aroma Profile
What rises from the glass
Blackberry9/10
Cracked pepper7/10
Licorice6/10
Iodine5/10
Dark olive5/10
At the Table
- — Braised short rib
- — Peppered kangaroo fillet
- — Hard aged cheddar
Vintage & Cellar
Drought-concentrated and tiny — the old vines shrugged and delivered.
Cool and dark; the wine gains an extra dimension after 2027.
- Grape
- Syrah
- Region
- Barossa Valley
- Country
- Australia
- Alcohol
- 14.8%
- Production
- 5,200 bottles
- Drinking window
- 2025 – 2040
- Serving
- 16–18°C, decant 60 minutes
- Collector grade
- Cellar Reserve
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