Ranked #9 of 37 2018 Shiraz from Yarra Valley
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red colour with a strong purple tint; dark chocolate, cedary oak and background clovey spice, peppery notes come up when you work the glass. The wine is medium full bodied and fairly firm in tannins, there's a core of sweet fruit enveioped by plentiful tannins and the finish is long. Slightly gritty tannins. A very smart shiraz nonetheless.
Tasted: 18/05/2023
Drink: 2023 to 2038
96 Points James Halliday
A wine with long fingers and arms. It was grown on a single block of shiraz, planted in '73. It eats elegance for breakfast, berried fruit for lunch, herb and wood spice notes for afters. Plum, char, smoked herbs, fresh red cherries, a slip of creamy/smoky oak. The balance of this wine is an experience in itself. Best of all: it pushes out gloriously through the finish. Drink to 2036.
Source: James Halliday.