Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022
BUSH PLUM • COCOA POWDER • RAINFOREST FLOOR
A nail-biting finale to the 2022 growing season saw the vineyard lashed by fierce winds and rainy squalls. Yet the shiraz slowly developed both an array of dark fruit aromatics and lush, juicy fruit weight and developed fine and complete tannins, highlighting the granitic minerality of the site and the complexity formed by farming in a marginal yet consistent site. 750ml
Accolades
93 points, The Real Review
Medium red-purple, bright colour with peppery and meaty aromas, fresh and bright, crisp and clear with bright and intense spice/pepper/red fruit flavours on palate backed by fine-grained tannins that supply a balanced structure.
90 points, Halliday Wine Companion
A fruit-driven style, quite straightforward in its delivery of shiraz, showing off red- and black-berry fruitiness, sweet spice, some cinnamon and fennel spice elements, a touch of sea spray and truffle. Very pleasing, satiny texture with a building puckering grip. Good length of flavour too. All up, successfully delivers a pleasing, easy drinking, not particularly complex but medium-weight, spicy, bright fruited shiraz expression. Dig in.
Appearance: deep magenta, purple edges
Aroma: dark berry compote, blackberry, mulberry, spiced plum, violets and lavender, hint of baking spices, cracked black pepper
Palate: dark juicy black and purple berry fruit, fine complete tannins, firm but refined, juicy, generous, salted plum, hints of cedar, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, star anise