John Duval Wines Eligo Shiraz 2021
G 98
From one of the region’s greatest vintages for many years, the team describe this wine as representing the very best of that vintage. That raises the bar. The fruit came from the Barossa Valley, 62%, and the Eden Valley, 38%. Maturation was for a year and a half, 42% in new French oak hogsheads, with the balance in a mix of older hogsheads and puncheons. Under cork. The colour is dark cherry/magenta. On the nose we have notes of warm earth, blackberries, smoked meats, liquorice, black cherries and coffee grinds. A touch of toasty oak, but the wine has good concentration and immaculate balance with serious length. This is so seductive. A great year has given us a stunning Barossa Valley Shiraz. Enjoy this wonderful wine over the next 20 years. Drink now–2045 Langmeil The Freedom 1843 Shiraz 2022 G 98 Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry praline aromas with ginger, marzipan notes. Richly concentrated and plush in structure with abundant blackberry pastille, dark cherry confit flavours, supple/ velvety tannins and beautifully integrated marzipan, vanilla notes. Chocolaty and bittersweet with an aniseed kick at the finish. Very seductive wine with lovely extract and complexity, Drink now–2040 Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz 2021 G 98 Deep crimson. Very expressive blackberry, praline, roasted hazelnut, espresso crème brûlée aromas with lifted Indian spice/ balsamic notes. Deeply concentrated blackberry, dark chocolate flavours, lovely mid-palate volume, plentiful fine chalky/ al dente tannins and well-balanced roasted chestnut, mocha, roasted coffee notes. Finishes gravelly with superb choco-berry fruits. A beautifully modulated Claret-style harking back to the original blueprint. Should develop into a classic Grange. Drink 2030–2060 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2022 G 98 Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry, roasted walnut, mocha/ praline, hint wax varnish aromas. Beautifully concentrated dark cherry, blackberry pastille, dark chocolate flavours, superb slinky firm bittersweet tannins, lovely inky density and well-integrated fresh acidity. Claret-firm at the finish. A classical St Henri. A great follow up to the stellar 2021 vintage. Outstanding. Drink now–2048
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