Barr-Eden Estate Avenue To Gold Menglers Hill Eden Valley Shiraz 2022
G 94
Deep purple-crimson. Richly detailed in blue fruits, plum, dark berries, baking spices, chocolate, Aussie bush earth and hints of Christmas plum pudding. Shows its ripeness but also boasts an attractive complexity of deep flavour cut finely in firm tannins. Structure-wise it remains tight, muscular and intense and still has a way to go. Would welcome more time in bottle. Now–2036 Barritt Vineyards The Prof Shiraz 80%, Zinfandel 20% 2023 G 94 Deep, dense purple-crimson. Deep-set blackberry, black cherry, dark plum surrounded by intense flavours of dark chocolate, black liquorice, smoked meats and a sumptuous spiciness. Two years maturation in American and Hungarian oak brings forth a savoury earthiness and an oak-lined richness to the palate, bolstered firmly and grounded in robust tannins. It’s still early days. Needs time. Now–2040 Calabria Family Wines The Iconic Barossa Shiraz 2018 G 94 Deep crimson. Ripe blackberry, mocha, marzipan aromas with chinotto notes. Richly concentrated blackberry, marzipan flavours, chocolaty touch ferruginous tannins and fresh long mineral acidity. Firm bittersweet tannins. Sturdy and yet voluminous. Now–2036 Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. Evangeline Syrah 2024 G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Intense raspberry blackberry grilled nut, mocha aromas. Supple raspberry, blackberry pastille fruits, slinky/chalky tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes firm with bittersweet notes. Very good energy and flow. Now–2035 Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. Omnia Nova Syrah 2024 G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Attractive blackberry dark plum roasted walnut aromas with aniseed notes. Inky-deep and sinuous with blackberry dark plum roasted walnut flavours and persistent savoury tannins. Finishes firm and minerally. Delicious drinking. Now–2034 Chateau Tanunda Old Vine Shiraz, Cabernet 2024 G 94 Deep crimson. Deep aromatics, aniseed, black berry fruits, black cherry aromas with hint of chinotto and turned earth. Concentrated and robust
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