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 Murray Street Per Se Red Blend 2021 G 95 The team select fruit from their two finest parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon for this wine, both from their Greenock vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Under Diam. The wine sees the addition of 3% petit verdot. Maturation is in French oak barriques for 14 months, 80% of which were new, before finishing in a 30-hectolitre oval cask for the following four months. A vibrant crimson red hue; for me, this is a massive step up on the standard Cabernet. There is excellent oak integration and the nose exhibits notes of blackberries, graphite, chocolate, plums, soy, cloves and black cherries. This has power but also refinement. It is well focused with fine, firm tannins and is very long with excellent balance for the full journey. A 15-year proposition. Drink now– 2040 Murray Street Aria Shiraz 2021 G 95 From priceless old vines from two vineyards from the Greenock sub-region planted in 1960 and 1976 respectively, this is a barrel selection. Under Diam. 10% whole bunches were included in the fermentation. Maturation was for 13 months in oak before the wine was transferred to oval casks for a further five months. 48% of the oak was new and it was a mix of French and thick stave Austrian oak. A magenta/ maroon hue, this is an intense style with coiled underlying power. Leaving it for two to four years, before drinking over the next 10–15, will be to its advantage. We have notes of chocolate, liquorice, blackberries, mocha, dried herbs and cassis. There is an extra level of refinement here and a good line of acidity. We see black cherries and leather emerging on the palate and there are satiny tannins on the finish. Very good length here, this is one for the long haul. Drink now–2040
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