Wines by KT 5452 Riesling 2024
G 94
On the nose, it has enticing aromas of honeysuckle, yuzu, white nectarines, orange blossom, and pink grapefruit. The refined concentration of aromas translates on the palate, with elegant acidity and streamlined, copious length. Drink now–2038 ArtWine Grumpy Old Man Grenache 2022 Grumpy and old? The name honours the century old bush vines responsible for this most gracious grenache. Far from grumpy, they deliver a wine of some finesse and understated fruit power. Archetypal grenache red fruits, bramble, wild herbs and earth fill the aroma. Offers real staying power on the palate as the wine moves easily across the tongue, pure and precise, with lightly savoury and linear tannins. Plenty to enjoy here. Drink: 2024–2030 Bourke & Travers Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022 G 93 The 2022 vintage was exceptional for Clare Valley Riesling and not bad for Valley Shiraz either, by the fineness of varietal expression to be discovered here. The Clare Valley style is evolving, with a push towards more a medium-bodied elegance with Shiraz and it is to be welcomed when it brings a range of lovely aromatics to the fore and elegance such as this. Dark and vibrant in the glass, with the scent of ripe plums, blueberry, black cherry, wild Aussie bush and aniseed spices. An even palate follows, fashioned along well-crafted tannins. Deceptively elegant. Should age well with that well-rounded balance. Drink now–2030 G 93
Eldredge Deano Sangiovese 2022
G 93
A tribute to the winemaker’s late father, nicknamed Deano, who helped plant the vineyard’s Sangiovese vines in 1993. Classic dark Sangiovese characters in black cherry, dried herbs, plum, aniseed spice, chocolate, earth with a thread of appealing savoury meatiness. Nicely composed, showing plenty of smooth, dense tannins through to a dry finish. Well-made and food friendly, as the grape deserves. Drink now–2032 Eldredge Blue Chip Shiraz 2021 G 93 Rings true to a trad style of Clare Valley Shiraz showing plenty of ripe fruit and smart, sweetly spiced oak. Plums aplenty, black fruits, liquorice, sage, cinnamon and baking spices. Open and honest, the palate is supple and long dressed in savoury, woodsy tannins. Fruit and spice give way to earth, leather and cedar on the finish. Plenty of life, plenty of further ageing potential. Drink now–2034
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