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Buy OnlineWinery notes (2021 Vintage)
"A complex and enticing nose with florals, spice and some meaty savoury notes. The Shiraz delivers a solid core with dark plum, black cherry and loads of spice whilst the Viognier compliments this by adding a brightness to the wine. Fine grained tannins bring this wine to conclusion with a moreish savoury edge.
The Shiraz was sourced from a vineyard in the Whites Valley sub-region of McLaren Vale which is modern trellised vines planted in the mid nineties and grown on a soil formation that consists of red brown alluvial fan clays, sands and gravels.
The wine was fermented on skins in stainless steel open fermenters for 7 days before being basket pressed to stainless steel tank for the remainder of primary fermentation. Once sugar dry, the wine was racked off gross lees with approximately 50% going to third use French oak hogsheads and the remainder to tank for malo-lactic fermentation and a maturation period of 10 months. Prior to bottling 4% Viognier was blended into the Shiraz to add fragrance and lift. Vegan Friendly."
92/100 Ken Gargett, WinePilot.com, August 2023 (2021 Vintage)
"A delicious and well-constructed example of this Côte-Rôtie blend (just 4% Viognier here), the fruit is from the Whites Valley sub-region of McLaren Vale. Fermentation commenced, on skins, in stainless steel open fermenters for a week, before transfer to tanks to finish. The wine was then split, with half going to older French oak hogsheads and half into tank for ten months maturation. Magenta hue, the nose, which is given a lovely lift by the addition of the Viognier, is redolent of tobacco leaves, blackberries, leather, dry herbs and a hint of stonefruits. A supple palate with fine, silky tannins. The palate here starts to provide a more chocolatey note with a lingering finish. Drink over the next six to eight years."
92/100 Stuart Knox, The Real Review (2021 Vintage)
"Dense and rich ruby hue in the glass. Mulberry and lavender aromatics. Full bodied and weighty but well balanced by a solid frame of tannins. There’s a great intensity of fruit countered by black spices and ironstone savouries that ensure you remain interested from the start to the long dry finish"
92/100 Ned Goodwin MW, James Halliday's Wine Companion (2021 Vintage)
"A very good Syrah. Floral, streamlined and pixelated with spicy detail. Lilac, kelp, blueberry, charcuterie and a smear of tapenade across a thread of peppery acidity and lithe, dutifully astringent tannins. The oak, a little obtuse. Full, yet deft on its feet, endowing poise and effortless drinkability."
