Angove The Medhyk Shiraz 2020
G 95
The Medhyk is the Angove family’s iconic wine, named in honour of the family’s Cornish heritage, and meaning “The Doctor” in recognition of founder Dr William Thomas Angove. Sourced from old vines 55-plus years old across Clarendon, Blewitt Springs, Willunga and the certified organic Warboys Vineyard. A vivid nose of blueberries, black cherries and boysenberries. There is a waft of nettle, wild thyme and dark soil. Oak is glossy and exhibits its richness by adding sweet cocoa and anise. A velvet glove dense with viscosity, nestled into the mid palate and gets comfortable there; flavours with great staying power and presence. Some liquorice root bitterness adds to the luxuriousness of the whole package. A wine with fervent
detail. Drink now–2035 Coriole Rubato Reserve Fiano 2024
G 95
A classic nose of golden baked apples and peach skin. Some lemon curd and galangal root. A hint of lemon balm too. A slinky shape where acidity stretches the palate and fruit circles upon nectarine and nashi pear. It’s slippery and hints at a slight salinity before showing its lemon pith and almond shell finish. Fiano is a wine that really can do no wrong; here it has been carefully handled and shines as the fine wine it is. Drink now–2030 Coriole Sandalwood Sangiovese 2023 G 95 A wine as detailed and artistic as its label. This invokes the rustic nature of Sangiovese with a brilliant perfume of raspberries, wild hawthorn and morello cherries. There is fresh bay leaf and the underbrush of leaf litter and black sand. Acidity leads the charge and takes the fine-grained tannins right to the edges of the palate. Cumin and white pepper spice too. A labour of love that translates the special site right into the glass. Drink now–2038 Coriole Willunga 1920 Reserve Shiraz 2022 G 95 Shiraz has been grown at Coriole in the Willunga vineyard since the 1920s, and so their affinity for its dimension and details is not lost here in the 2022 Reserve, that much you can count on. Immediately you’ll find a halo of blackberries, cassis and cherries; look further into a pool of cola, cassia bark and black peppercorns. This is moderately weighted with the body of the wine based on freshness and fruit. A modern interpretation of the grape we know and love, this moves with the times, drinking well now, and will reward with medium-term cellaring, say, 8–10 years on. Drink now–2035
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