The Vintage Journal - McLaren Vale Guide 2022

Geddes Wines Seldom Inn 2020 Shiraz $28

G 91

Medium deep crimson. Gentle mulberry aniseed aromas and flavours with light peaty/ earthy/ violet notes, loose knit grainy tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes velvety and long with aniseed complexity. Attractive richness, density and vigour for an early drinking style. Drink now–soon 14.3% alc Mitolo Wines Angela 2020 Shiraz $42 G 91 Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, cassis, mulberry aromas with dark chocolate liquorice, hint flinty notes. Fresh dark berry fruits some graphite notes, underlying praline/ espresso complexity and fine chewy firm tannins with some flinty notes at the finish. Drink now–2030 14.5% alc Richard Hamilton Wines Little Road 2020 Shiraz $26 G 91 Medium deep crimson. Boysenberry, black cherry, raspberry aromas with crème brûlée/ caramel notes. Smooth and inky textured with plentiful ripe dark berry fruits, fine loose knit graphite textures and sinuous fresh juicy acidity. Drink now–2028 Geddes Wines Old Vine 2018 Shiraz $45 G 90 Medium deep crimson. Complex meaty, blackberry aromas with flinty aniseed notes. Well-concentrated red cherry, redcurrant fruits, fine chalky textures, attractive inky density and integrated fresh acidity. Finishes chalky/ al dente firm. Drink now–2028 14.5% alc Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan 2020 Shiraz $60.00 G 90 Medium deep crimson. Mulberry, blackberry, peat-smoke aromas with dark choc, hint carob notes. Concentrated and chocolaty with deep-set mulberry, blackberry fruits, fine al dente/grippy textures, and ample dark chocolate complexity. Muscular firm finish with sweet fruit notes enhanced by a generous, full-bodied and sinewy structure. Drink now– keep for a while 14.5%

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