Arila Gardens Ironstone and Quartz Shiraz 2022
G 94
Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, dark chocolate, touch ferruginous aromas with herb garden, hint liquorice notes. Ample dark berry dark chocolate flavours on the palate with lovely rich savoury firm and sinuous tannins. Finishes chalky/rusty firm with chinotto, hint black olive notes. 14.5% alc Drink now–2034 Barossa Boy Lifeblood Shiraz 2017 G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Complex dark chocolate, roasted almond, baked plum aromas with hints of spice. Generously proportioned and voluminous with deep-set choc-berry fruits, plentiful marzipan, vanilla notes and dense chalky tannins which fan out at the finish. Ripe and expressive. 14% alc Drinking very well now–2028 Bethany LE Reserve Shiraz 2021 G 94 A well-priced flagship Shiraz from the Eden Valley, more specifically a single vineyard from the slopes of the Flaxman Valley, which spent a year-and-a-half in a mix of French oak puncheons and hogsheads, the majority new. The colour is a deep red/maroon. Blackcurrants and raspberries, an intriguing mix of red and black fruits, dried herbs, a hint of graphite, spices, well integrated oak and a hint of gum leaves are all swirling around the nose. Good acidity and decent length, the wine has refinement and finesse with fine grained, almost cushiony tannins. A fine Shiraz which will provide pleasure for at least the next eight to 12 years. Drink now–2036 Biscay Road Barossa Shiraz 2022 G 94 The Biscay Road vineyard is 64 acres of prime Barossa grapes, situated at Tanunda/ Bethany. The wine, from a stellar vintage, spent 18 months in French oak puncheons and is really cracking value. A deep, dark inky maroon, the nose exhibits notes of plums, chocolate, mocha, cassis, delicatessen meats, leather and warm earth – all those delicious Barossa-y things. Quintessential Barossa Shiraz which would put many at twice the price to shame. Supple but mouthcoating tannins, balanced, saturated in flavour and with a long finish. Just gorgeous. Eight to 10 years. Drink now–2034 Brothers at War Nothing In Common Riesling 2024 G 94 Pale colour, straw hue. Fragrant lemon, lime, bath salts, guava, pink grapefruit and hint of elderflower. A linear, fresh wine with excellent concentration – pure lemon, lime carried by coiled acidity. A wine of poise and lovely freshness bound by appealing phenolic structure. 11.5% alc Drink now–2036
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