Langmeil The Freedom 1843 Shiraz Barossa Valley 2021
A heritage wine of stature, depth and timeless Barossa gravitas.
Sourced from 180-year-old vines in Tanunda, this iconic cuvée balances sheer concentration with grace. The 2021 opens with red berries, salted licorice, squid ink, and coffee cream. Intense and languid, with finely layered richness and a meditative feel—this is what old vine Shiraz dreams are made of.
RP95 – “A huge wine of impact and stature… delivers finesse and detail as well”
€ 77.00
Description
Langmeil’s Freedom 1843 Shiraz is named after the oldest surviving Shiraz vines in the world—planted in 1843 in Barossa’s Tanunda subregion. These gnarled centenarians deliver minuscule yields of intensely concentrated fruit, transformed with gentle winemaking into a wine of both power and poise. The 2021 vintage is dense, plush and opulent, offering layers of red fruit, salted licorice, coffee cream, and dark minerals. It’s a wine that takes its time—unhurried, majestic, and full of quiet authority. This is Barossa history in a bottle.
| Grape: | Shiraz |
| Country: | Australia |
| Region: | South Australia |
| Subregion: | Barossa Valley |
| Vintage: | 2021 |
| Winemaker: | Langmeil |
| Wine Style: | Red |
| Size: | 75CL |
| Rating: | RP95 |
| Lead Time: | 1 – 2 weeks |
| Drinking Window: | 2024 – 2036 |
| SKU: | TL-10414 |
| Points gain: | A red wine from Barossa Valley that costs €77, on average has 93.33 points. You gain 1.67 points. |
| Price comparison: | A red wine from South Australia with 95 points costs on average €123.16. That’s 37% ‘savings’. |
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| Rating: | RP95 |
| Reviewer: | Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) |
| Review: | The 2021 The Freedom 1843 Shiraz has a rich, pillowy nose that is laden with velvety red fruits, coffee cream, iodine, squid ink and salted licorice. In the mouth, the wine is languid, intense and unhurried, the opposite of rushed. With vines this old, it is no wonder they produce fruit characterized by their tantric ability to go slow. This is a huge wine of impact and stature, but it delivers finesse and detail as well. One must be comfortable with the former to understand the latter. 14.8% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. |
