Head Wines 'The Brunette' Shiraz 2019

From 80yo vines in Flaxman Valley. Wild fermented; 20% whole bunches; matured in 40% new French oak barrels. Brunette is named for its red clay and ironstone soils. She’s a big, bold Barossan of ripe berry and stewed plum fruits. Milk chocolate oak heightens medium-grained tannins that punch through a long finish. 
93 Points - Tyson Stelzer, James Halliday Wine Companion 2022

Dark chocolate, sage and baking spices, black fruit. It’s dense and dark, with chewy tightly packed tannin, dried herb and biscuits, plus some grilled meat flavour. Finish is tannic and dry. Brooding sort of wine, though not without perfume and style.
94 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

This always excitingly sanguine rendering of Moppa’s ironstone and clay soils is in strong form here, with aromas of rust, dried plum, spiced blackberry compote and cocoa dust. The palate is an essay in harnessed power and richness with plenty of blackberry and plum, set amid fine but sturdy tannins. Drink or hold.
95 Points - James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

Deep, rich purple/red colour, with a smoky-charcuterie, delicatessen-type bouquet which leads into a very full-bodied, powerful palate that boasts concentrated flavour and abundant tannins that coat the entire mouth. There's excellent line and length and the tannins promise a long and bright future. Dark plums, blackberry, a subtle lick of mixed spices. So concentrated it's almost an essence. Very long carry. Long-term.
95 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Winemaker Alex Head’s dream to make elegant Barossa wines began in 1999 while travelling through some of Europe’s greatest wine growing regions, along with his longheld fascination with the synergy of good wine, fine food and happy company at the table. Head Wines is all that and more.

Alex follows a traditional négociant model, an old practice where the winemaker does not grow their own grapes, instead working with a number of small growers. Around three-quarters of the grapes that end up in Head Wines’ bottles are sourced from a carefully chosen selection of these elevated Eden Valley sites. All of these vineyards are farmed sustainably using organic principles where possible; yields are controlled and grapes are hand-picked.

Not being tied to his own vineyards has allowed Alex to spend years understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a number of sites in pursuit of his individual style. Alex creates great Barossan wines that are memorably balanced whilst pursuing styles that are intentional and truly of place. This is sublime winemaking.