2023 Shiraz

Off 10 estate blocks with 18–60-year-old vines; 20% new French for 18 months. This is one of those wines you could always buy with confidence. A reliably high-quality wine of thoughtful construction. This hums the tune of the cool year, though still ripely fruited, silky and flavour-deep, but with a certain buoyancy. Boysenberry, red plum, liqueur black cherries, vanilla bean, cacao nib, blackberry and anise pastille, the delivery open and delightfully airy, the finale escorted by neatly extracted food-forward tannins. 93 Pts.

- Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion (2023 Vintage)

Fleshy and bright on the nose, this is unadulterated McLaren Vale Shiraz. Red and purple berries, a bundle of spice, glossy violet, a lick of liquorice, dusty dark cocoa nib, and some toasty oak with some resiny depth for the fruit to rest its head on. While this is firmly a full-bodied vino, there’s a freshness to the palate thanks to a lifted line of acidity simmering along the journey and well-handled fruit with restrained oak. Tannins are tightly bundled, slick and tarry with a bit of dusty baked red earth, holding their place on the palate nicely. A plush and rather polite Shiraz, which drinks easily and well now, but could be put away for those that enjoy a bit of age. Really lovely. 94 Pts.

- Cass Charlick, Wine Pilot (2023 Vintage)

A fistful of picked mulberries, wild boysenberries and blood plums. Dancing joyful acidity and a serpentine of smooth tannins. Some clove and carob spice, that just cradles the ripe fruit. Excellent value and the pretty rosella and rose that the Vale can deliver. A wine for lamb kebabs and skewers of sorts. 91 Pts.

- Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot (2023 Vintage)