Mesh Eden Valley Riesling 2024
G 95
Pale clear. Bright and focused pure lemon, grapefruit and bath salts. Linear fresh wine with pure lemon, slatey flavours and a faint herb note. Purity, poise and balance, finishing dry. A promising future. Drink 2027–2040 Millon Wines Reserve Grenache 2023 G 95 Medium crimson. Raspberry, marzipan, hint wood varnish aromas. Ample raspberry, musky plum fruits, fine loose-knit chalky textures, attractive mid-palate volume and persistent crisp acidity. Finishes long with bittersweet notes. Builds richness and complexity in the glass. Drink now–2030 Mecklen Old Vine Grenache 2023 G 95 The fruit used here is from a single, dry-grown vineyard, more than a century old, which is located in the Cockatoo Valley sub-region. Maturation is in older French oak barrels. This is a seriously impressive regional Grenache. Amazing value. Winemaker Bernard Hickin has been behind some of the biggest names in the Barossa and now turns his hand to a small family operation. Hard to imagine that it will be long before there is no more hiding in the shadows, when you are releasing wines of this calibre. The colour is a pale crimson/garnet. An utterly gorgeous nose with notes of strawberries, herbs, florals, aniseed, kirsch, smoked meats and red fruits. This is an exquisite wine with a supple texture, finally balanced, with sleek tannins and very good length. Enjoy it over the next 8–10 years. Drink now–2035 Mirus Vineyards Block 16 Bush Vine Grenache 2023 G 95 Medium-deep crimson, Strawberry raspberry aromas with hints of dark chocolate and bush garrigue. Supple strawberry glacé, raspberry pastille fruits, lacy textures and lovely mid-palate viscosity. Some roasted walnut notes at the finish with lifted aniseed notes. Very good cut and definition. Drink now–2030 Murray Street Va de Vi Cabernet, Shiraz 2021 G 95 Another cracking Barossa red from the wonderful 2021 vintage, this is the team’s premium Cabernet Shiraz blend. From estate vineyards at Greenock, this is a barrel selection of their very best. Under Diam. Inky maroon in colour, this is a powerful style. The nose exhibits notes of choc/cherry, cassis, black fruits, leather, animal skins, cloves and mushrooms and there is impeccable oak integration in play. A slightly more edgy style than some of their wines, with a delightfully seductive texture, the wine lifts on the palate. Very long with the intensity maintained for the full journey, it finishes with sleek tannins. If you can, put it in the cellar for the first three to four years of its life and then enjoy it for another 15. Drink now–2044
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