Ranked #13 of 147 2012 Shiraz from McLaren Vale
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very deep, dark, dense red colour with both black and purple tints. The wine is super-ripe and rich to sniff, with borderline porty characters, black olives and black berries. A biggie, but also balanced and rich and lush, with generous helpings of everything. Licorice and black olive tapenade to finish. It retains life and freshness despite its massive size. A fun-filled glass of shiraz.
Tasted: 08/03/2016
Drink: 2018 to 2038
96 Points James Halliday
Classic release. Meaty and substantial but poised. Blackberried, smoked herbs, crushed ants and earth. Sweet fruit rushes and fills; savoury notes sweep through the flanks. Firm but exuberant. Irrepressible. Drink to 2030.
Campbell Mattinson. June, 2021