Ranked #206 of 1267 2018 Shiraz from Australia
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very deep, dark, youthful red/purple colour, with a reserved but fresh plummy, meaty aroma, with a hint of licorice and background mixed spices. Blackberry and graphite traces too. It's ample and soft in the mouth, with fluffy tannins adding a subtle, gentle grip, and there's a real sense of completeness. Excellent.
Tasted: 15/07/2021
Drink: 2021 to 2038
97 Points Andrew Caillard MW
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, elderberry, graphite, praline aromas with herb garden notes. Richly flavoured, buoyant and minerally with dark chocolate, dark berry fruits, persistent fine gravelly textures, lovely mid-palate volume and plentiful mocha, roasted chestnut oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm with plentiful sweet fruit/ graphite notes. Superb density, texture and balance. Should develop well over the long haul. Drink to: 2023 - 2038; Rating: 97 Points; Andrew Caillard MW Drink 2023 - 2038.
Source: Andrew Caillard MW.