Sons of Eden Romulus Old Vine Shiraz 6pk 2021
Winemaker Corey Ryan and Viticulturist Simon Cowham are the ‘Sons of Eden’, who both learned and honed their skills in the Barossa Valley. The team focusses on varieties that the Barossa produces to the highest standards, such as Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre from the Barossa Valley as well as Riesling from the Eden Valley. Sons of Eden wines are crafted using carefully managed and selected fruit as well as a mixture of traditional and modern winemaking techniques. The wines are paying tribute to the pioneers, characters and rich traditions of the Barossa region.
Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz 2021
“Old-vine, 50-plus-year-old shiraz sourced from several sites across the Barossa Valley. Bright red and dark plummy fruits cut with exotic spice, violet and jasmine top notes, licorice, dark chocolate and Barossa earth. Detail and line are recurring themes in the SoE wines; nothing overblown or over the top, just pure, spicy fruit, a graceful passage across the palate and a distinct regional thumbprint. It's drinking nicely now but will improve." 95 Points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz 2021
"Curiously, I’m the only game in town at TWF when it comes to reviewing Romulus – see here. Light Pass 60+ year-old vines | Menglers Hill 60+ year-old vines | Nuriootpa 80+ year-old vines. 45% new French oak. I know it’s the house style, all that creamy oak and richness, though I’d love to see these wines with a bit less oak, because the fruit is really good. Let it roll, baby roll! I’d imagine that quite a few winemakers would like to punch me in the face because of my comments on style, but there you have it!
Chocolate, plum, liqourice, quite a lot of spice and perfume here too, and plenty of creamy mocha oak. It’s full-bodied, opulent, plenty of smooth grained cocoa tannin, a little bit of salt beef savoury stuff here too, and iodine, with a long but slightly warm drying finish, that detracts its overall charm. Still, it’s a wine of plenty, and considerable substance. Good." 93 Points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
