Hentley Farm Clos Otto Shiraz 2021
Deep crimson. Intense bouquet of vanillin, nutmeg, toast, blackberry pie. Big, rich and full-bodied, offering huge concentration of blackberry alongside toasty vanillin accents. Well balanced with plentiful ripe slightly chalky tannins leading to a long finish. Has all the goods and will no doubt reveal more with time in the cellar. Drink now–2044 14.8% alc Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz 2022 Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, dark chocolate aromas with roasted walnut, liquorice notes. Richly concentrated and voluminous with ample blackberry pastille, praline flavours, fine chocolaty tannins and well- balanced new oak notes. Chocolaty firm finish with seductive dark berry fruits. Bottle age will see this develop into a classical Barossa Shiraz. Drink 2025–2036 14.8% alc Irvine Wines Icon Old Vine Shiraz 2020 Deepish crimson. Lovely blackberry, dark plum, marzipan, vanilla aromas with hints of herbs. Ample blackberry, dark plum fruits, chocolaty textures and well-balanced mocha/marzipan, vanilla oak notes. Finishes chocolaty/bittersweet. Rich and flavourful wine with attractive density, energy and mineral length. Drink now–2032 14.7% alc Jacob’s Creek Survivor Vines Shiraz 2021 Deep crimson. Intense blackberry malty hint marzipan aromas. Generously concentrated with blackberry, inky flavours, fine chalky/ graphite textures, attractive mid-palate volume and well-balanced marzipan, roasted chestnut notes. Bittersweet finish. Lovely weight and flow. Drink now–2032. Kaesler Wines Old Bastard Shiraz 2021 Medium crimson. Brooding bouquet of black cherry, blackberry with vanillin overtones. Big, plush and rich with glossy tannins, excellent depth of concentration, yet still retaining freshness and vibrancy. Smooth and well balanced with a glossy vanillin finish. Everything in place. Drink now–2041 14.5% alc
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