Château Tanunda The Château Single Vineyard Bethanian Shiraz 2021
Hayes Family Wines Primrose Vineyard Shiraz 2021
G 93
G 93
Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, dark plum, liquorice aromas with herb garden notes. Richly concentrated dark chocolate, dark plum, liquorice, herb flavours, fine chalky/ al dente firm tannins and well-balanced savoury complexity. Finishes claret-firm and minerally crisp. Now–2032. 14.5% alc Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2021 G 93 Deep crimson. Dark cherry, elderberry, dark chocolate aromas with flinty notes. Richly flavoured wine with ample dark berry fruits, dark chocolate/ praline complexity, underlying toasty oak and fine grainy/ graphite tannins. Finishes firm with flinty. Black olive, pondwater notes. Now–2032. 14.5% alc Eden Hall Wines Springton Shiraz 2021 G 93 Deep crimson. Fresh elderberry, chinotto, ginger aromas. Glossy elderberry, blackberry pastille, fine grainy/ cedary tannins and well- balanced savoury oak notes. Touch flinty at the finish with aniseed notes. Expressive wine with attractive density and torque. Now–2034. 14.9% alc First Drop Wines ‘The Cream’ Shiraz 2018 G 93 Deep crimson. Dark berry, dark chocolate, marzipan, roasted chestnut aromas. Generously concentrated and inky with ample dark cherry, mulberry, dark chocolate flavours, fine grainy/ cedary textures and prominent new oak notes. Finishes claret firm with aniseed/ chinotto notes. 2026–2036. 15.5% alc Gatt Wines Old Vine Shiraz 2016 G 93 Deep crimson. Tobacco, mocha, dark berry aromas with bush garrigue notes. Sweet and savoury wine with plentiful mocha-berry flavours, cedary firm tannins, attractive mid-palate volume and fresh persistent acidity. Some chinotto/ tobacco notes at the finish. Drinking well now.
Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, dark chocolate aromas with roasted chestnut/ ginger/ violet notes. Inky deep wine with dark cherry, blackberry, mocha flavours, fine cedar firm tannins and crunchy long acidity. Very structured but glossy and fresh. Now–2030. 14.5% alc HEAD Wines Old Vine Shiraz 2021 G 93 Medium-deep crimson. Attractive blackberry, chocolate aromas with roasted walnut notes. Supple and generous with ample red and dark berry fruits, fine slinky textures, attractive mid-palate volume and well- balanced dark chocolate, roasted walnut notes. Finishes bittersweet with fresh long mineral acidity. Now–2030. 14.5% alc Heathvale Wines The Reward Shiraz 2020 G 93 Deep crimson. Fresh blackberry liquorice/ aniseed aromas with herb garden notes/ minty notes. Inky deep and expressive wine with blackberry, mulberry, liquorice flavours, fine loose-knit tannins, some mocha/roasted walnut notes and marked acidity. Finishes chocolaty and
long. Now–2030. 15% alc Hobbs of Barossa Ranges Behr Creek Shiraz 2020
G 93
Deep crimson. Blackberry, graphite, hint leafy aromas with mocha, vanilla notes. Sweet fruit wine with ample raspberry and blackberry pastille fruits, touch flinty, sous bois notes, fine slinky firm tannins and mocha marzipan notes. Cedar firm finish with aniseed notes. Now–2030. 15.5% alc Keil Estate Vin 58 Shiraz 2018 G 93 Deep crimson. Pippy dark cherry, dark plum, bitter chocolate aromas with herb notes. Vigorous wine with plentiful dark berry fruits, fine cedary tannins and attractive bitters dark chocolate hint marzipan notes. Firm and tight at the finish. Now–2034. 14.6% alc Keil Estate Vin 55 Shiraz 2018 G 93 Deep crimson. Attractive blackberry sesame, hunt marzipan aromas. Sweet-fruited wine with blackberry, sesame, marzipan, roasted walnut flavours, fine sinewy textures, a touch of liquorice and fresh long indelible acidity. Finishes chocolaty firm. Now–2030. 15.2% alc
Now–2028. 14.5% alc Hayes Family Wines Estate Shiraz Stonewell Block 9 2021
G 93
Deep crimson. Fresh dark chocolate, blackberry, hint black olive aromas with graphite notes. Richly concentrated and generous with ample dark berry fruits, fine chalky/ touch grippy tannins and underlying mocha notes. Claret firm finish with chinotto notes. Now–2030. 14.5% alc
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