Heathvale Estate Cabernet 2021
G 92
Deep crimson. Intense cassis, dark cherry violet aromas with some dark chocolate. Hint menthol notes. Well-concentrated wine with plentiful cassis-minty flavours, underlying dark chocolate notes and fresh, chalky/touch grippy tannins. Builds up firm at the finish with the fruit flowing through to the end. A touch of juicy sweetness gives buoyancy and volume. 14% alc Drink now–keep for a while Heirloom Vineyards Shiraz 2022 G 92 Deep colour. Bitter dark chocolate, dark cherry aromas and flavours, with fine slinky textures and underlying roasted walnut, hint cedar notes. Generous and flavourful. 14.5% alc Drink now Hemera Estate Single Vineyard Right Bank Red Blend 2020 G 92 The name is a nod to the style of wines we see from the Right Bank in Bordeaux (think Pomerol and St Emilion), made from Merlot, Cab Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. And it is those three varieties which make up this blend – 45% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc. Before blending, the grapes were made discretely and spent 15 months in French oak hogsheads, 30% new. Deep red/garnet in colour. There are attractive fragrances here with red fruits, redcurrants, cherries and dried herbs. On the palate, we start to see the black fruits making themselves known. This is a wine of decent length and balance, and there are sleek tannins on the lingering finish. Lots to like here. This is surely a 10-year proposition. Drink now–2034 Henschke Henry’s Seven Shiraz Grenache Mataro Viognier 2023 G 92 Deep crimson. Fresh elderberry, raspberry apricot aromas with only herb garden notes. Richly concentrated and slinky textured with ample dark berry, stone fruit flavours, fine supple tannins, underlying savoury notes and long fresh crisp acidity. Matured in primarily 5% new French and seasoned oak. 81% Shiraz, 11% Grenache, 6% Mataro, 2% Viognier. Medium-term wine, but ready to drink now. 14.5% alc Drink now–2031+ Hentley Farm The Old Legend Grenache 2022 G 92 Medium crimson. Fragrant musky plum, chinotto, hint Campari aromas. Slinky and juicy with plentiful musky plum, raspberry, cola flavours. Loose-knit chalky textures, attractive mid-palate viscosity and long fresh acidity. Some aniseed notes at the finish. 14.8% alc Drink now–soon
South Australia 2024
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