Schubert Estate Gooseyard Block Shiraz 2018
Deep crimson. Well developed wine with complex blackberry, graphite, praline aromas with some panforte notes. Richly concentrated and complete with fresh developed choco-berry, tobacco flavours, chocolaty textures and underlying Bourbon/toasty notes. Finishes fruit-sweet and long. A very attractive bottle-aged Shiraz with lovely complexity and flow. Drink now–2028+ 15.5% alc Sons of Eden Zephyrus Shiraz 2022 Medium-deep crimson. Expressive and buoyant wine with ample blackberry dark chocolate, hint liquorice aromas. Concentrated wine with pure blackberry pastille fruits, grainy firm tannins and underlying praline, mocha notes, Finishes firm and juicy, A classic modern style with all the elements yet to integrate. Drink 2025–2035 14.5% alc Soul Growers Slow Grown Shiraz 2022 Medium-deep crimson, Fragrant raspberry, cassia aromas with hints of roasted walnut espresso notes. Dark plum, raspberry, hint minerally/ saline flavours, supple sweet ripe tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes claret firm with sweet juicy fruits. Buoyant and expressive with very good flow and mineral length. Drink now–keep for a while. 14.5% alc Z Wine Rustica Shiraz 2023 Medium-deep crimson. Attractive blueberry, blackberry, touch liquorice aromas. Inky deep ripe blackberry, black cherry, blueberry fruits and persistent chocolaty tannins. Fruit-driven, velvety-textured wine with fresh linear acidity. Slurpy and delicious early drinking style. Drink now–in a while. 14.5% alc St Hallett Wines Blackwell Shiraz 2022 Deep crimson. Blackberry, dark plum aromas with dark chocolate notes. Dense and vigorous with blackberry dark plum fruits, bitter dark chocolate notes and gravelly tannins. Finishes crisp, firm and fruit sweet. Still in parts, but should develop quite well. Drink 2025–2036 14.5% alc
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