Tarrawatta Wines Ambervale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
G 92
Deep crimson. Minty eucalypt nose, blackcurrant and cedar. Full bodied and muscular with minty eucalypt notes, cedar and ribena. Lots of power and intensity. Well concentrated with a backbone of chalky drying tannins. Harmonious and well balanced. Finishes long. 14.9% alc Drink now–2031 Tim Smith Mataro 2023 G 92 A couple of vineyards on the Barossa floor, one 70 years of age and the other a whopping 140 years, provide the fruit. Maturation is in large older French barrels (500-litre puncheons). This is an impressive example of what a solo Mataro can offer. Dark garnet hue, the nose exhibits raspberries and mulberries, dry herbs and cherries, with warm earth and delicatessen meats. Firm, poised, tight and coiled in structure, the texture is supple with sleek tannins and there is very good length. A wine full of power, the palate is oozing purple fruits. Expect this to provide top- notch drinking for the next eight to 10 years. Drink now–2034 Two Hands Bella’s Garden Shiraz 2022 G 92 The final wine is a barrel selection from the best of the team’s Shiraz, sourced from across the Barossa, though much hails from the Western Ranges. It has an excellent pedigree with the preceding vintage picking up a trophy at the Barossa Wine Show for Best Shiraz. A very dark magenta/maroon, this is intense, poised and offering underlying coiled power. There is still oak evident, in the process of integration. The wine offers notes of smoked meats, soy, warm earth, black fruits, axle grease and cloves. The wine is of medium length, seamless in structure and with fine tannins. attractive drinking to be had here for the next four to six years, by which time, every chance the score will have edged up quite a bit. Drink now–2030 Woods Crampton Eden Valley Riesling 2023 G 92 The fruit for this fresh and attractive Riesling is sourced from three higher altitude vineyards in the Eden Valley, around 600 metres above sea level. Whole bunch pressing before cool fermentation to dryness. This is indeed a bone-dry Riesling, quite delicious. The nose exhibits notes of limes and lemons with a hint of orange rind, and pleasing floral characters. This is a little more upfront and slightly broader than some and is perhaps a Riesling which is more for immediate gratification rather than putting away for many years at the back of the cellar. That said, it will still easily sail through the next five to eight years. Lovely line of fresh, lemony acidity running the length to finish. Drink now–2032
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