Pepperjack The Rare Find Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Schild Estate Angus Brae Shiraz 2022
G 93
G 93
A flagship warm climate Cabernet from the team, from a glorious vintage, the wine saw 15 months’ maturation in a mix of oak, both older and new. A near opaque hue with a purple rim, the aromas swirl through an array of flavours – chocolate, liquorice, warm earth (if you can call warm earth a flavour), plums, blackberries, tobacco leaves and tar. There is good concentration here and some serious grip, even if the tannins are nearly transparent. The wine has balance and impressive length and will settle in for the long haul, drinking well for the next 10 to 12 years. Drink now–2036 Pine Drive Vineyards The Pine Drive Shiraz 2022 G 93 Deep crimson. Fragrant musky black cherry, blackberry aromas with hint bush garrigue notes. Inky deep wine with plentiful ripe blackberry, black cherry, mulberry fruits, fine gravelly tannins and persistent slatey/quartz acidity. Quite muscular at the finish with abundant dark berry fruits. 14.5% alc Drink now–2030 Poonawatta The Eden Riesling Riesling 2024 G 93 Lovely floral aromatics with a delicate, sweeter fragrance which is reflected in the palate as well, the citrus notes with a subtle lemonade-like feel, giving this wine a very approachable expression of the variety. Drink now–2030 Saltram Mamre Brook Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 G 93 Every generation has a problem. The last thing they want is to be seen to be drinking the same thing as their parents, or worse, their grandparents. I suspect a Saltram Barossa Cabernet might be seen by many as their parents’ wine. So, they look elsewhere. Of course, the sensible thing to do would be to decide what they thought of it. If they did, I suspect that this generation would be enjoying this, and a few other wines, just as much as their parents did. The colour is a very dark mauve, while the nose offers notes of chocolate, spices, mocha, tobacco leaves and roast meats. Seamless in structure, there are very fine but mouthcoating tannins. Well crafted, with a line of acidity running the full journey, the wine has excellent length. A 10-year proposition. It might even become the wine that the children of the latest generation decide they need to avoid. Drink now–2034 Schild Estate Lorraine Schild Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 G 93 From the Three Springs Vineyard in the Barossa Valley, the wine matures in a mix of new and older French oak puncheons for between 18 and 24 months. A well structured Cabernet that really impresses. The colour is a mauve/deep purple. The nose exhibits plums, chocolate, cocoa powder, tobacco leaves, cassis, blackberries and dusty road notes. Good focus, decent length and sleek tannins combine to deliver a fine Cabernet with hints of sour cherries and cold tea on the palate. This is easily a 10-year proposition. Drink now–2034
From a hillside vineyard north of Lyndoch, the wine is an opaque purple. The nose oozes notes of chocolate, blackberries, plums, cherries, bay leaves and roast meats. It is a plush, generous and approachable style, dense but neatly balanced. Decent length, satiny tannins and a lingering finish all contribute to an exciting Shiraz, which will impress for at least the next six to eight years. Drink now–2032 Schild Estate Narrow Road Vineyard Shiraz 2021 G 93 Sourced from the Narrow Road vineyard at Rowland Flat, this is bottled under diam. Just 19 barrels were made. An inky maroon hue, the nose here offers notes of florals, black cherries, dark chocolate, liquorice, saltbush and dried herbs. This is balanced, concentrated, supple, focused and has enticing sleek, almost cushiony tannins on a very persistent finish. A touch of oak but it is merely just one of many attributes of this wine and sits comfortably along with the others. A fine Shiraz which will surely provide considerable pleasure over the next eight to 10 years. Drink now–2034 Schubert Estate The Gander Shiraz 2016 G 93 Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, dark chocolate, mocha, roasted walnut, panforte aromas. Generously proportioned wine with ample choco-berry fruits, plentiful panforte, raisin, roasted walnut, marzipan notes and fresh ripe tannins. Some tobacco leaf notes at the finish. Complex and ready to drink. 15.5% alc Drink now– 2030
Seppeltsfield Shiraz 2022
G 93
Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, dark cherry flinty aromas with some roasted walnut notes. Velvety textured wine with lovely pure dark berry fruits, chocolaty tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes claret firm with bittersweet/chinotto notes. 14.5% alc Drink now–2034 Seppeltsfield DP233 Dry Apera (sherry) NV G 93 What we used to know as Sherry, now dubbed Apera, the old Seppeltsfield range were extremely popular. Because they were very good and very good value. They still are. This is a blend of equal parts DP116 and DP117 (aged flor Apera and dry flor Apera, respectively). Maturation is by way of oxidative winemaking, after time under flor, so we are looking more at the dry Amontillado styles (possibly even palo cortado), if you want a point of reference. A pale orange gold hue, this is richly flavoured, neatly balanced and quite complex. We have hints of orange rinds, white chocolate and bergamot, but it is the nuttiness which dominates at every stage. The palate shows immense length. These styles have sadly faded from the popularity they once held, but they should not be ignored. There is so much to enjoy here. Drink now–2030
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