New vintage - Shiraz 2022
95 points. Made with approximately 20% whole bunch including a portion of carbonic maceration and matured in French hogsheads and puncheons (10% new). A medium-bodied, fragrant and elegant wine that opens up with red and black fruits, floral notes, pink peppercorns and blood orange. On the palate, this has real grip, intensity and persistence, and this will totally reward those who still have some in their cellar a decade from now. Philip Rich, winecompanion.com.au.
95 points. Lifted aromas of blueberry, Campari, clovey oak, bramble, dried flowers and a bunchy edge. Mid-weight, bright and crunchy on the palate: there’s lovely lift and brightness here. Lashings of blue fruits, Asian spice, sarsaparilla and snappy acidity. Long and textured—a delicious example of cooler climate shiraz. Aaron Brasher, realreview.com.
94 points. There’s depth to this release but there’s also finesse. It’s toasty and meaty and truffle-like, but there’s deep, black-cherried fruit here too, and stem/mescal notes, and a cedarwood oak-derived influence. Those toasty, truffle-like characters are front and centre though, and they continue even as the wine hones to a fine-grained finish. There’s enough tightness here to suggest that it will mature well, though even at this early stage it drinks well, and in a complex way. Campbell Mattinson, winefront.com.au.