Fermentation took place in French oak barrels
but also control
lifted by white pepper
a wine where age has transformed sweetness into pure harmony
ripe tannins give it shape
2018 Balthasar Shiraz, Grant Burge 2025 Award Winning Wines Fermentation took place in FrenchThe Midnight Silk of Eden Valley This is Balthasar in a darker, more brooding mood: pure Eden Valley Shiraz with power, perfume and a lovely cool climate edge. The nose is deep and inviting, full of blueberry, blackberry, raspberry and dark plum, wrapped in milk chocolate, clove, cinnamon, cedar, eucalyptus and white pepper. It feels broad shouldered, but not heavy, with aromatic lift running through all that dark fruit. The palate is rich, rounded