PAISLEY SILK SHIRAZ 2021

Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"This range of wines, named after fashionable fabrics, feature the iconic paisley design for which the company is named. The pattern became synonymous with the Scottish town of Paisley situated close to Glasgow and was the birthplace of Kirsten's great-great grandfather, who emigrated to Adelaide in 1839.

The colour is deep red. The aromas are lifted and bright with plums, blackberry and hints of sweet spice. The medium to full bodied palate has bright and inviting blackberry and blueberry fruit, there are some sweet licks of nutmeg and clove, with a touch of tastiness as well. The palate is elegant and the sweet fruit is supplemented very fine grained tannins. With ample flavour, poise and balance, the wine finishes with great length and flavour. Drink young while it is vibrant and fresh but will continue to improve with careful cellaring for the next seven to ten years."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"Richly fruited and instantly appealing, the wine shows blackberry, cedary oak, toasted spice and rich floral aromas, followed by a generously expressed palate offering succulent fruit intensity with plump mouthfeel and plush tannins. Upfront and flavoursome, offering splendid drinking. At its best: now to 2036."

93/100 Ken Gargett, WinePilot.com, March 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"I suspect that dubbing the Shiraz as ‘Silk’, would make the Mataro extremely envious with ‘Denim’? At least Grenache got ‘Velvet’. Anyway, the wine is a dark maroon hue with aromas of chocolate, black olives, cocoa powder, black cherries, leather, bay leaves, and licorice with hints of blackcurrants as well. Very fine balance and excellent length, the tannins are indeed silky (have you ever heard tannins described as denim-y?). This is delicious with an overload of chocolate emerging on the palate. Now for the next eight years."