Corryton Burge The Brigadier Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
G 93
Deep crimson. Intense cassis, mulberry aromas with bush garrigue, hint chocolaty nuances. Richly concentrated with fresh blackcurrant pastille, mulberry fruits, fine grainy tannins. Lovely mid-palate buoyancy and well-integrated acidity. Cedarwood notes at the finish. Drink now–2034 Curator Lone Palm Vineyard Hillside Shiraz 2023 G 93 Vibrant purple. Dried herbs, plums, mocha, mulberries, chocolate, coffee beans and graphite. This is very much black-fruited, but with an overlay of oak. Tightly constructed at the moment, but offers a smooth and seductive palate with concentration and power. Such promise here, a wine of very good length with silky tannins and a lingering finish. Certainly approachable as is, but leaving it to mature for a couple of years will allow it to be seen to advantage. Drink 2027–2040 Curator Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 G 93 Time spent in French oak barrels, 15% of which were new, has helped mould a fine, warm climate Cabernet which is chock full of flavour. Under Diam. Dark maroon with a magenta edge. Attractive chocolate/cherry notes open proceedings, with aromas of violets, tobacco leaves, mocha, plums, mulberries, bergamot, leather, soy and cloves. A plethora of flavours come together to provide cracking drinking, and good value. Seamless in structure, there is fine balance here with good focus. A wine of medium length and satiny tannins, this will provide pleasure over the next decade, likely longer. Drink now–2035 Curator Grenache 2024 G 93 The vines which provided the fruit for this superb Barossa Grenache come from a Seppeltsfield vineyard, planted in the early 1900s. The wine spent a year maturing in old French oak hogsheads. There is a small percentage of whole bunches used in the ferment. This is a wine of energy. A pale garnet, the nose reveals notes of strawberries, earth, leather, cherries and exotic spices. A classic BV Grenache and very typical. There is a silky palate here, with good acidity, satiny tannins and a lingering finish. For enjoying over the next 5–6 years. Drink now–2031
South Australian Wine Guide 2026 | Barossa
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