Neldner Road wines are sourced from various vineyard sites throughout the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Dave Powell employs traditional, minimalist winemaking techniques to produce a wine that speaks of the place that it was grown.
This wine (like many others, originally destined for China) was made from fruit planted on a famous Northern Barossa vineyard over 30 years ago from cuttings off the oldest vines on the estate. Here are some very recent tastings:
"If you ever wanted a window into how good the Barossa was in 2021, then this wonderful wine from Dave Powell is the one. Aromas are completely engaging with a savoury, fruit cake and plum character with a slightly spicy lift. The palate is sumptuously rich and balanced. It’s almost effortlessly smooth and lingering with loads of dark fruits massing in the middle palate before heading to a long finish. Terrific wine. Drink to: 2025-2040; Price: $100.00; Rating: 96 Points; Ray Jordan."
"Dave Powell’s new label can be expected to provide some stellar wines, and no one will be disappointed with this thrilling Barossa Shiraz. Coming from a great vintage for the region no doubt helps. Under cork. The colour here is an inky black maroon with dark magenta on the rim. The immediate impression is of a gorgeous but typically Barossa nose, supported by just the merest flick of oak – look hard or you’ll miss it, so deftly has it been handled. The nose exhibits notes of mocha, cassis, a hint of vanilla, beef stock, coffee beans, blackberries, licorice and plums. There is excellent balance throughout, and the silkiest of tannins with very good length, and a lingering finish. This will drink beautifully for a good decade, likely more. Hardly everyday drinking but there are a lot of wines, from here and elsewhere, at this price and higher which do not come close. Date: May 2025; Drink by: 2025-2035; Price: $100.00; Rating: 95 Points; Ken Gargett
