Curator Wine Co Stonehouse Neldner Vineyard Shiraz 2023
G 95
Near opaque black with a magenta rim. Mocha, coffee beans, leather, blackberries and cocoa powder are all present. Most of all, the wine is wonderfully chocolaty. Deft handling of the oak, a mix of French and American, provides attractive vanillin touches. This is plush, generous and approachable, with good focus, freshness, density and superb balance. Early signs of the complexity are emerging. The wine finishes with abundant but cushiony and ever-so-fine tannins. There is serious length to this wine. Delicious now, but many years ahead of it. Drink
now–2045 Eisenstone SR804 Marananga Shiraz 2022
G 95
Deep colour. Classical blackberry dark chocolate aromas with nutmeg/ roasted chestnut notes. Beautifully concentrated and inky deep with plentiful choco-berry fruits, chocolaty textures and well-integrated roasted chestnut/ vanilla notes. Finishes firm and minerally with a fine plume of tannins. Drink 2030–2042
Langmeil Old Vine Rebirth – Dragan Fine Art Photography
Barossa 2025
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