WineAlign

• By David Lawrason
  12/6/2008 (link)

  (Wallace By Ben Glaetzer Shiraz/Grenache  , Barossa Valley, South Australia red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

• By Josh Raynolds
  July/August 2008, IWC Issue #139 (link)

  (Glaetzer Wallace Barossa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Julia Harding, MW
  3/26/2008 (link)

  (Glaetzer, Wallace Shiraz/Grenache Barossa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Halliday Wine Companion

• By James Halliday
  11/19/2007 (link)

  (Glaetzer Wines Wallace by Ben Glaetzer Barossa Valley Shiraz Grenache) Subscribe to see review text.

The WINEFRONT

• By Campbell Mattinson
  11/5/2007 (link)

  (Glaetzer Wallace Shiraz Grenache) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

• By Jancis Robinson, MW
  10/13/2006 (link)

  (Glaetzer, Wallace Shiraz/Grenache Barossa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  5/31/2008 (link) 87 points

  (Glaetzer Shiraz Grenache Wallace) Berry, black cherry nose; tart berry, tart cherr palate with high acidity; medium finish

Garagiste

• By Jon Rimmerman
  2/25/2008 (link)

  (WALLACE) Wallace Dear Friends, We’ve been waiting on this one for quite a while as the barrel sample quality was obvious from the get-go. Set to arrive in a few weeks, one of the last great new-release bargains from South Australia and a wine Ben Glaetzer is intent on propping up as his next big thing (even though the label has been around for five years or so). Frustrated with also-ran status for the Glaetzer Wallace, in 2006 this wine gets a complete make-over and the same treatment he gave the Anaparenna - in other words, a complete resuscitation and “debut” of a new wine with twice the quality level of previous vintages (it has also been renamed The Wallace dropping the Glaetzer, not Glaetzer Wallace). His goal was to make the Wallace stand on its own as a new brand and leave comparisons to a third-rate Amon-Ra and Godolphin behind. Leave it to Ben to succeed beyond what anyone could expect. Maybe he over-delivered on the 2006 to jumpstart the market with a wine that is playing in the $40-50 filed but is priced much lower? Whatever the back-room secrets, the 2006 represents the very best of South Australia from arguably the Barossa’s most talented young winemaker. From mostly Ebenezer Shiraz with the remainder Grenache (where the Amon-Ra, E & E Black Pepper and others hail from), the quantities are very small for the US as (I believe) they are trying to spread this mini Amon-Ra around the world to drum up potential interest in the next vintages. In the past, most of the old Glaetzer Wallace came to the US but not anymore. The “new” Wallace will be a flagship wine around the world that they hope is treated with the same respect as his other wines. Most Americans have to remember, that in the rest of the western world, this price is a relative splurge for most wine drinkers where (even in France) the average person rarely spends more than $3-4 for a bottle of wine. It would be considered expensive and Ben realizes this. Take advantage of Ben’s new “expensive” cuvee at a price that is considered anything but in the US. If you are into Amon-Ra, this wine should be on your short list. I would be curious to see the reaction of a side-by-side tasting of the 2006 Amon-Ra, Anaparenna and the Wallace - I’m not sure everyone would have the Wallace third... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for one of the very best values left in high-end Barossa Shiraz EXTREMELY LIMITED in 2006 - one shipment only at this price: 2006 Wallace (Ben Glaetzer) Please give us your maximum number and we will allocate accordingly Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus6520