Welland Kreig’s Legacy ‘Old Hands’ W67 Shiraz 2021
Arila Gardens Ironstone and Quartz Garden Shiraz 2021
G 96
G 95
Medium deep colour. Dark chocolate, blackberry aromas with mocha/ vanilla notes. Richly flavoured wine with blackberry chinotto, cola flavours, fine loose-knit chalky bittersweet tannins, and well-balanced vanilla nougat oak. Firm finish with lovely pure fruits. Really beautifully made wine. 2027–2038 Wolf Blass Platinum Label Medlands Vineyard Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 G 96 Deep crimson. Lifted blackberry, dark chocolate nougat mocha aromas with hints of wax polish. Concentrated blackberry, praline flavours, fine chocolaty textures, and ample mocha vanilla notes. Plenty of volume and richness with marzipan wax polish notes at the finish. Very well put together. Now–2035. 14.5% alc Grant Burge Meshach Shiraz 2018 G 96 Deep crimson. Classic blackberry, dark chocolate aromas with hints of liquorice/ herb garden. Generously proportioned with dense blackberry, black cherry flavours, plentiful ripe chocolaty tannins, very good mid- palate density and underlying mocha, roasted chestnut notes. Finishes gravelly firm with inky, chinotto, mineral notes. Very well-balanced wine with the richness, concentration and power for long-term aging. Best to cellar for some years, although drinking well already. 2025–2035. 14.5% alc Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2020 G 96 Deep crimson. Intense ripe blackberry, prune, dried apricot, mocha aromas with hints of liquorice. Inky deep wine with abundant blackberry, dark plum, stone fruit flavours, fine chocolaty tannins, underlying cedar/ graphite notes. Finishes chewy firm with bittersweet chinotto notes. Generous and well-balanced wine with ultra-ripe plush fruits, attractive vigour and mineral length. Now–2030. 15.5% alc Alkina Polygon 1 Shiraz G 96 Deep crimson. Wax polish, blackberry, liquorice, chinotto aromas. Well concentrated and supple with blackberry, chocolate, liquorice root, herb flavours, hint sappy textures and underlying bittersweet/ chinotto notes. Finishes chalky firm and minerally. All fruit and rock. Very different but pure, richly flavoured and precise. 100% whole bunch vinification. Matured in seasoned 400L barrel for nine months. 562 bottles & 50 magnums made. 2027–2035. 13.2% alc
Deep crimson. Fragrant black cherry, blueberry, raspberry pastille aromas with herb garden aniseed notes. Smooth and voluminous wine with ample red and dark berry fruits, firm gravelly/ velveteen tannins and underlying savoury, roasted walnut notes. Finishes muscular firm and crispy with seductive sweet fruit notes. 2025–2035. 14.5% alc Barossa Boy Lifeblood Shiraz 2018 G 95 Deep crimson. Lifted black cherry, dark plum, graphite aromas with underlying mocha notes. Sweet black cherry, mulberry, cassis flavours, al dente/ touch grippy tannins, and fresh dark chocolate, hint cedar notes. Finishes bittersweet, crunchy and long. Now–2036. 14.% alc Château Tanunda 100-Year-Old Vines Shiraz 2020 G 95 Deep crimson. Blackberry, dark plum aromas with roasted chestnut, dark chocolate notes. Richly flavoured wine with ample blackberry, dark plum, mulberry fruits, fine loose-knit al dente tannins and well- integrated roasted chestnut/ nutmeg notes. Finishes firm and juicy with long chinotto/ savoury notes. Expressive and youthful with a good future. 2024–2034. 14.5% alc Château Tanunda 50-Year-Old Vines Shiraz 2020 G 95 Medium-deep crimson. Lovely blackberry, chinotto aromas with roasted chestnut/ walnut notes. Inky deep blackberry chinotto flavours, fine chocolaty tannins and well-balanced savoury roasted walnut notes. A firm, clean finish with a hint of star anise. Very well-balanced wine.
Now–2032. 14.9% alc Dandelion Vineyards Red Queen of the Eden Valley Shiraz 2020
G 95
Deep crimson. Lovely fresh blackberry pastille, mocha, marzipan aromas with lifted herb notes. Richly concentrated and buoyant with plentiful blackberry pastille, mulberry fruit, persistent chalky tannins, lovely mid- palate volume and subtle vanilla, roasted almond notes. Finishes claret firm with pastille sage notes. Now–2034. 14.7% alc
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