Ranked #199 of 466 2012 Shiraz from South Australia
90/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red with a purple rim; very chocolaty aroma with some ironstone and vanilla touches. The palate is soft and rich, round and quite oaky tasting, with a trace of bitterness at the end and decent persistence. The tannins are very soft and easygoing.
Tasted: 23/09/2014
Drink: N/A
92 Points James Halliday
Sourced from McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Langhorne Creek, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Upper Adelaide, and spent 13 months maturation in used American oak hogsheads. The colour is a healthy, deep and dark red-purple; given the weight of the fruit, the decision not to use even a small percentage of new oak (of whatever origin) is an interesting one - as is the jumble sale of regions. First up, disappointing in the context of the vintage, however much it will develop in bottle and gain stature through to '32. Drink to 2032.
-. July, 2021