Barossa Shiraz Barrel Tasting with Winemaker at Gibson Wines

Taste Barossa Shiraz straight from the oak barrel, hosted by Gibson's winemaker, then settle in at the cellar door for a seated tasting of current releases and super premium wines.
Taste Shiraz where it's still becoming wine

Most tastings start with a bottle. This one starts with a barrel. You'll stand in the winery with a glass of Barossa Shiraz drawn directly from the oak it's maturing in, poured by the person who made it.

Your host: Adam, "The Duke"

Adam is Gibson's vintage winemaker, and he leads the experience himself. Rather than a recited script, you get the winemaker's view of how Gibson builds a wine: layering flavour from different vineyard sites, working with "fractions", and choosing oak with care. Tasting from the barrel shows you what each of those decisions does to the wine in the glass.

What you'll do

Go behind the scenes into the winery to see small batch winemaking up close
Taste Barossa Shiraz straight from the barrel, hosted by a winemaker
Move to the cellar door for a seated tasting guided through Gibson's current vintage releases
Taste Gibson's super premium bottlings alongside the current releases

What makes it different

Barrel tasting. You taste the wine before it's bottled, which is not part of a typical cellar door visit.
A winemaker, not just a host. You get the reasoning behind the wine from the person making the decisions.
Seated and unhurried. The cellar door portion is a guided sit-down tasting, not a bar-side pour.
Small batch, close up. You see where and how Gibson's wines are made.

The takeaway

You'll leave with a clearer sense of why Barossa Shiraz tastes the way it does, and with a few Gibson wines you'll want to look for again. It's a good way to start a day in the Barossa.

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