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95
/ 100
James Suckling -
93
/ 100
Gary Walsh -
92
/ 100
Ralph Kyte-Powell
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2018
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Yarra Valley
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100""Such an elegantly spicy style of cooler-climate shiraz, this has aromas of fine white pepper and hard brown spices, across red plums, raspberries and blackcurrants. The palate is so fresh, long and fine with a really elegant, silky feel and such seamless length. Red plums and blueberries, as well as some darker fruit. Fresh finish. Try from 2023.""
- James Suckling
93 / 100
""Highly perfumed, exotic notes of cracked pepper and spice, red and black fruit, and grilled meat. It’s medium-bodied, svelte and juicy, subtle kind of wine, but no shortage of flavour in the spice and mixed berries kind of thing. Tannin is fine with an emery board quality, perfume of jasmine and stone fruit carries the finish. Stylish. Better with a few more years in bottle, I’d say.""
- Gary Walsh
92 / 100
""Appealing ruby-red in colour, this is true cool-climate shiraz. Lovers of big mutha, warm-climate shiraz should look away. The nose has red berry, light peppercorn, earth, leafy and floral top notes; lifted, savoury and fresh. In the mouth, it's medium-bodied with good intensity of flavour and a fine tannin backbone""
- Ralph Kyte-Powell
Tasting Notes
Shiraz 97%, Viognier 3%. The depth and character of the fruit that our Shiraz vineyard is now producing is a delight to see. Subtle, savoury and deep set, the 2018 Shiraz offers aromas of blueberry, black pepper and dark cherry, building weight and presence as it unfurls, with complex notes of bay, thyme, salumi and liquorice. At the same time, there’s a freshness that wraps itself around the core of deep fruit, giving real lift and vibrancy to the perfume. The palate is immediately bright and energetic, with weight and richness too, savoury, subtle yet deeply concentrated, tightly wound and finely structured. Tasted over a couple of weeks, this is a wine that just keeps on evolving, so while it’s wonderful now, we’re equally confident it’ll provide drinking pleasure for many years to come.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity