Winemakers Tasting Notes
The 2004 Shiraz is a full-bodied wine showing distinctive savoury herbs, berry and pepper on the nose, with a full flavoured palate with ripe fruit, savoury spices and sweet oak.

A brooding, savoury, spicy bouquet leads to a palate of plum, nutmeg and chocolate flavours that finish with reasonable persistence. It's well backed by unobtrusive, silky, dusty tannins and whilst it is not showing a lot on the back palate now, hopefully it will fill out with a bit of time. A clean, modern-style, it is medium-weight with a supple consistency and solid structure, which makes it a very easy-to-drink, great crowd-pleaser. Rated as Agreeable with **** for value, whilst it's approachable now, with another couple of years in the cellar, the rating should improve. Ric Einstein, the Opinionated Red Bigot, Torbwine, June 2007

General Notes
Vineyards in the Barossa Valley traditionally have no fence lines to divide the properties of you and your neighbour, instead a 'Boundary Row' is planted and the yield from this row is shared. We would like to share this 'Boundary Row' with you.
The wine consists of 5 different blocks that were picked and fermented at differing times. Ferments lasted 7 days and were pumped over 3 times per day. Minor Acid adjustment was undertaken at the crusher and then prior to pressing. To add further complexity 2 different wineries were utilized for ferment. Malo culture was added at pressing with free run and pressings combined in all cases. Parcels were kept separate until final blending stage and the final blend remained in barrel for a further 4 months prior to bottling, this allows for full integration of all parcels. A small amount of Malbec was added to enhance the spiciness of the wine.

Reviews and Awards

Kurtz Family Vineyards Barossa Valley Boundary Row Shiraz 2004  Glycerol, dark-fruited, lightly spiced and 100 percent delicious. Coffee grounds, nutmeg, toast and blackberry, the wine slinking easily across the tongue, smooth and flavoursome. Fine, ripe tannins act as a nice complement. Not a long term wine, but in the medium term it offers easy satisfaction. Drink: 2007-2011. 90 points.

Campbell Mattinson “The Wine Front”: Reviewed 21.08.2007

2004 Boundary Row Shiraz: "Another good value wine from a relatively unknown (apart from those in the know) producer. The vineyards are located in the Light Pass sub-region of the Barossa Valley. Lifted aromas of rich berry, dark cherry fruitcake, pepper, dried mint and a little sweet vanilla oak. Really fragrant and attractive. On the full-bodied palate sweet ripe berry and dark cherry fruit mixes with leather and dried herb to create a fairly savoury flavour profile. A shake of pepper and spice serves to add further interest. Firm tannins and a little warmth from alcohol. Good length. Packed with flavour and value." 90 points-Tasted March 07 Gary Walsh- Winorama

Silver Medal - Class 62: 'Shiraz - 2004 vintage'. Australian Small Winemakers Show 2006