2016 Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz
G 96
Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, dark cherry, dark chocolate aromas with aniseed notes. Voluminous and supple with ample blackcurrant, dark cherry hint liquorice flavours, fine graphite tannins, and underlying mocha/roasted walnut complexity. Builds up muscular firm with superb mineral length. Richly flavoured, complex and vigorous. Ferruginous notes in the background. Drink now–2038, 14.5% alc 2015 Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz G 95 Deep crimson. Fragrant raspberry, blackberry chinotto aromas with mocha/dark chocolate/herb garden notes. Generous, blackberry and raspberry pastille flavours, fine loose-knit gravelly/al dente tannins, some lovely mid-palate density and mocha oak notes. Finishes claret firm and minerally with seductive sweet fruits. Lovely richness, volume and Deep crimson. Beautiful wax polish, blackberry, graphite aromas with mocha notes. Classical in structure with smooth pure blackberry, blackcurrant fruits, fine lacy/chalky tannins, superb inky density and integrated mocha, roasted chestnut oak. Finishes chocolaty firm and minerally with graphite notes. A very impressive vintage showing lovely fruit definition, precision and complexity. Drink now–2036, 14.5% alc 2013 Chapel Hill The Chosen Road Block Shiraz G 90 Deep crimson. Intense choco-berry, mulberry, raspberry aromas with herb garden, balsamic notes. A high-tensile palate with brambly, blackberry, praline, cola, hint toffee flavours, fine sinewy tannins, some bittersweet notes and fresh juicy acidity. Finishes firm and tight. Still fresh and fruity, torque. Drink now–2038, 14.5% alc 2014 Chapel Hill Road Block Shiraz G 97
but lacks completeness. Drink now–2030, 14.7% alc 2012 Chapel Hill The Chosen Road Block Shiraz
G 95
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, black cherry graphite aromas with mocha, roasted chestnut notes. Richly flavoured, almost plush in concentration with inky blackberry, black cherry, mulberry, dark chocolate flavours, fine dense chalky tannins, mocha oak complexity and well-balanced acidity. A gravelly plume at the finish. A classical ultra-fine McLaren Vale Shiraz. Drink now–2036, 14.3% alc
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