The Vintage Journal - McLaren Vale Guide 2022

Hugo Wines Reserve 2015 Shiraz $60

G 90

Medium deep crimson. Fresh red currant, dark plum aromas with bush garrigue/ peaty notes. Medium-bodied wine with red currant, dark plum fruits, fine grainy tannins and underlying roasted walnut/ sweet vanilla/ cedar notes. Finishes gravelly and long. Drink 2025–2030 Monterra 2020 Shiraz $30 G 90 Deep crimson. Inky blackberry pastille chinotto/ cola aromas with bush garrigue/ minty complexity. Medium-bodied wine with plentiful blackberry pastille, bush garrigue, fine cedar/ chewy tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes grippy firm with sweet fruits–a sweet and savoury wine. Drink now–2028 14.5% alc Mr Riggs The Gaffer 2021 Shiraz $25 G 90 Deep crimson. Blackberry, hint rusty aromas with mocha notes. Inky deep palate with fresh blackberry, mulberry fruits, some flinty/ minerally notes, attractive volume and fresh bright acidity, Buoyant fruit dominant style for early drinking. Drink now–soon 14.5% alc Serafino Wines Black Label 2021 Shiraz $28 G 90 Deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, plum, spice aromas with dark chocolate, hint flinty notes. Inky deep and chewy with ample dark cherry, mulberry, dark plum fruits, fine chalky firm tannins and persistent juicy acidity. A fruit-driven style with attractive inky richness and vigour. Drink now– 2028 14.5% alc

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