The Barossa Valley wine region is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious wine regions. Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56 km northeast of the city of Adelaide. Unlike most of Australia whose wine industry was heavily influenced by the British, the wine industry of the Barossa Valley was founded by German settlers fleeing persecution from the Prussian province of Silesia. The warm continental climate of the region promoted the production of very ripe grapes that was the linchpin of the early Australian fortified wine industry. As the modern Australian wine industry shifted towards red table wines in the mid-20th century, the Barossa Valley fell out of favor due to its reputation for being largely a Syrah from producers whose grapes were destined for blending. During this period the name "Barossa Valley" rarely appeared on wine labels. In the 1980s, the emergence of several boutique families specializing in old vine Shiraz wines began to capture international attention for the distinctive style of Barossa Shiraz, a full bodied red wine with rich chocolate and spice notes. This led to a renaissance in the Barossa Valley which catapulted the region to the forefront of the Australian wine industry.
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Barossa Valley is an appellation in South Australia, Australia. We track 142 of its wines in stock at 36 shops, from 21 wine houses, from € 11.92; mostly red.
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- South Australia
- In our wines
- Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Styles
- Red 112 · White 12 · Sparkling 2 · Fortified 1 · Rosé 1
- Prices
- from € 11.92 · median € 47.00 / 75 cl
Vintages
per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote| Vintage | Wines | From | Median / 75 cl | Critics' score | Growing season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | – | – | – | warmwet harvest +0.6 °C · 2,269 GDD · 129 % rain |
| 2025 | 2 | € 19.08 | € 23.86 | – | hotdry +2.0 °C · 2,568 GDD · 54 % rain |
| 2024 | 3 | € 20.28 | € 35.79 | – | warm +0.6 °C · 2,271 GDD · 74 % rain |
| 2023 | 8 | € 11.92 | € 27.69 | – | coolwetdry harvest −0.5 °C · 2,043 GDD · 130 % rain |
| 2022 | 19 | € 20.00 | € 55.00 | 93.0 (3 wines) | averagedrydry harvest +0.1 °C · 2,166 GDD · 60 % rain |
| 2021 | 19 | € 20.73 | € 52.52 | 93.5 (2 wines) | averagedry ±0.0 °C · 2,135 GDD · 61 % rain |
| 2020 | 14 | € 34.02 | € 85.74 | 95.0 (1 wine) | averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 2,169 GDD · 107 % rain |
| 2019 | 14 | € 25.41 | € 58.65 | 97.0 (1 wine) | hotdrydry harvest +1.6 °C · 2,481 GDD · 4 % rain |
| 2018 | 13 | € 26.20 | € 75.19 | 98.0 (1 wine) | hotdrydry harvest +1.8 °C · 2,524 GDD · 9 % rain |
| 2017 | 4 | € 54.00 | € 237.35 | – | warmdrydry harvest +0.5 °C · 2,239 GDD · 16 % rain |
| 2016 | 6 | € 25.29 | € 70.22 | – | hotdry +1.9 °C · 2,544 GDD · 52 % rain |
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest +0.1 °C · 2,163 GDD · 97 % rain |
| 2014 | 1 | € 30.77 | € 30.77 | – | averagewet +0.2 °C · 2,180 GDD · 130 % rain |
| 2013 | 2 | € 37.46 | € 38.07 | – | warmdry +0.8 °C · 2,315 GDD · 70 % rain |
| 2012 | 1 | € 35.00 | € 35.00 | – | average ±0.0 °C · 2,149 GDD · 116 % rain |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | coolwetwet harvest −0.7 °C · 1,982 GDD · 202 % rain |
| 2010 | – | – | – | – | hot +1.1 °C · 2,372 GDD · 111 % rain |
| 2009 | 1 | € 35.99 | € 35.99 | – | average +0.1 °C · 2,165 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2008 | – | – | – | – | average +0.3 °C · 2,219 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2007 | 2 | € 41.34 | € 248.79 | – | warmwetwet harvest +0.7 °C · 2,291 GDD · 140 % rain |
| 2006 | – | – | – | – | coolwetwet harvest −0.5 °C · 2,035 GDD · 177 % rain |
| 2005 | – | – | – | – | cool −0.5 °C · 2,042 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2004 | 2 | € 169.95 | € 232.09 | – | averagedry −0.4 °C · 2,056 GDD · 64 % rain |
| 2003 | 1 | € 42.95 | € 42.95 | – | averagedry harvest −0.3 °C · 2,082 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2002 | 1 | € 334.49 | € 334.49 | 99.0 (1 wine) | cold −1.9 °C · 1,734 GDD · 94 % rain |
| 2001 | 1 | € 149.95 | € 149.95 | – | hot +1.1 °C · 2,371 GDD · 97 % rain |
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | averagewet −0.2 °C · 2,093 GDD · 163 % rain |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest ±0.0 °C · 2,139 GDD · 96 % rain |
| 1998 | – | – | – | – | coolwetdry harvest −0.6 °C · 2,024 GDD · 153 % rain |
| 1997 | – | – | – | – | cooldry harvest −0.7 °C · 1,977 GDD · 72 % rain |
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.4 °C · 1,851 GDD · 89 % rain |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | cool −0.6 °C · 2,007 GDD · 112 % rain |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | colddry harvest −1.1 °C · 1,896 GDD · 94 % rain |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | coldwetdry harvest −1.4 °C · 1,834 GDD · 203 % rain |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | coldwet harvest −1.1 °C · 1,907 GDD · 99 % rain |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | average −0.2 °C · 2,104 GDD · 82 % rain |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | cooldry harvest −0.5 °C · 2,036 GDD · 79 % rain |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | average −0.3 °C · 2,072 GDD · 81 % rain |
| 1988 | – | – | – | – | average −0.4 °C · 2,068 GDD · 85 % rain |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.9 °C · 1,739 GDD · 119 % rain |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | colddry harvest −1.2 °C · 1,892 GDD · 82 % rain |
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.5 °C · 2,031 GDD · 92 % rain |
| 1984 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.0 °C · 1,932 GDD · 100 % rain |
| 1983 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest −0.2 °C · 2,089 GDD · 111 % rain |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest −0.2 °C · 2,088 GDD · 107 % rain |
Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Barossa Valley's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.
Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.
Torbreck Vintners 25 · Torbreck 23 · Ben Glaetzer 11 · Henschke 10 · Yalumba 8 · Zitta Wines 6 · Langmeil 3 · Rockford 3 · Schwarz 3 · Brothers at War 3 · Mountadam 2 · Chaffey Bros 2 · Earthworks 2 · Eisenstone 2 · Flint Wines Ltd 2 · JJ Hahn 2