Agricola Vintners

Agricola Vintners is a Mattinson 10-Star Winery.
Only the best of Australia’s best wineries are ranked as a Mattinson 10-Star Winery.

When I sat down to the 2024 release of Agricola Vintners K Sands Shiraz, these were the first words to spill out: “Shake the hand of the future because here it is. This Barossa Valley shiraz is just, simply, wildly good.” I wrote these words for The Winefront site, where I concluded with the words: “The Barossa and its old vines are treasures of the world. Drink this wine and know.” These comments followed the comments made of Agricola Vintners 2023 releases, which were a landmark. The Barossa Valley is a benchmark region for shiraz and grenache. There’s too much to the Barossa for it to ever be redefined. But the excitement being generated by Agricola Vintners and a limited few others, with old vine vineyards in tow, is a lava-flow revolution for the region. This is not a revolution of rules or counter-rules; it’s a revolution of quality in its sheerest form. These wines are different and the same. They are the ultimate honour of their land and of its peoples. These wines are not the Barossa as the outstretched frontier; they are the Barossa brought home.