Hemera Estate Single Vineyard GSM 2021
G 93
A very fine example of this wonderfully popular blend, it is great to see a wine which has some age under its belt (okay, even if it is only a few years), from a cracking vintage, at this price. The blend is 47% Grenache, 27% Shiraz and 26% Mataro. The three varieties were all made separately and matured in a range of French and American barrels for nine months, before the team blended the components. Dark garnet hue, this is a wine of depth. The nose offers delightful chocolate notes with a hint of oak still slowly but surely integrating. There are mocha, cassis, vanilla, blueberry, coffee bean and soy characters evident. A sinuous texture, we see the dominance of choc-cherry flavours on the palate. A wine with impressive length, which should provide pleasure for at least the next six to eight years, this is, to put it simply, really delicious. Love it. Drink now–2032 Hemera Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021 G 93 A single vineyard Barossa Shiraz from a quality producer in a great vintage? Expectations are inevitably high, so it is comforting to see this wine more than match them. Maturation was in a combination of 300-litre American oak hogsheads and 500-litre French oak puncheons, for 27 months. Very dark maroon, the nose exhibits notes of chocolate, black fruits, spices, soy, cloves, leather, graphite, and cassis. The wine is supple and balanced with excellent intensity, and yet it also offers some finesse. There is considerable length here, and the wine also maintains its intensity throughout, with sleek tannins on the lingering finish. Good focus and energy make this an impressive drink. It will provide great pleasure for at least eight
to 10 years. Drink now–2034 Hemera Estate Home Block Shiraz 2019
G 93
The Home Block was planted 30 years ago. After fermentation, the wine goes into a range of varying French oak barrels, though most are new, for a period of 19 months. The team do a thorough barrel selection before the final blending. An opaque maroon hue, we have an array of aromas emerging – black fruits, chocolate, cloves, warm earth, mulberries, iron filings, soy and coffee grinds. A wine which is already exhibiting a little complexity, and is well focused, there is fine balance, satiny tannins, a lingering finish and excellent length. This is a very fine Barossa Valley Shiraz, which will drink beautifully for at least the next 10 to 12 years, likely considerably more. Drink now–2036 Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling, Eden Valley 2024 G 93 Pale colour. Fragrant bitter lemon, hint grapefruit aromas with herb oil notes. Fresh lemon, lime, grapefruit flavours, fine loose knit bitter textures, attractive mid palate volume and fresh long crunchy mouthwatering acidity. Finishes bittersweet. Textural and high tensile with very good density and flow. Could benefit from a few years of bottle age. 11.5% alc Drink now–keep for a while (2034+)
South Australia 2024
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