Cape Barren Native Goose Shiraz 2022
G 91
Red plums, huckleberries and mulberries in syrup. Sarsaparilla, clove and mocha spice. Jubilant in its bright ripe fruit spectrum and pillowy tannins. A very sumptuous mid palate and well worth the meagre dollars. Drink now–2028 Cape Barren Rare Bird Shiraz 2019 G 91 Fruit is sourced from 35-year-old vines and 24 months in French and American oak hogsheads. Wild cherries, mulberry and macerated blood plums. Oak varnish and boot leather, the wine perks up on the palate with a ribbon of redcurrants and sour cherry acidity. A weighty wine with heft and muscle but maintaining its ancestry in its flavour length. Drink now Clarence Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 G 91 Black cherries, sarsaparilla, cinnamon and cola. Blackcurrants, mint tea and cassia bark. Acidity drives the wines with firm granular tannins. There is some charming fernet bitters and chewy liquorice root on the finish. Ideal food wine for meaty dishes. Drink now–2030 Coriole Grenache Grenache 2023 G 91 Matured in seasoned oak puncheons for 12 months. Huckleberry meets raspberry straps with soft liquorice and picked blueberries. A crunch of Gala apple acidity and fine, sandy tannins. The wine has a freshness to the palate and some baking spice on the finish. It’s sturdy and yet still maintains its positive youth. Drinking well
now. Drink now–2028 Curtis Wines Cavaliere Shiraz 2021
G 91
Blood plums, strawberries and macerated cherries. Tobacco pouch, cedar and maple leaf. A hint of tonka bean and sweet black olives. A nice punch of acidity brightens the palate and tannins are soft and pillowy. A wine nicely snug and settled, showing its softer, drinkable and savoury side. Drink now Dandelion Vineyards Treasure Trove of McLaren Vale Grenache Grenache 2023 G 91 Red lingonberry, leaf litter, goji berry and tulip. Pink Lady apple flesh, Rainier cherries and dried rose petal. A sultry number with slinky tannins and accented acidity. You crunch down on this wine with the riper red berries coming forth on the palate. Drink from Burgundy glasses and linger over the perfume. Drink now–2028
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