2016 Craiglee Shiraz

Very deep midnight black dark red colour with a dark red black tinged hue. Pronounced blackpepper notes are infused into black cherry and liquorice scents with trailing dried meat, smoky cedar and subtle spicy clove nuances. Elegant with a muscular feel yet possessing an understated richness, the medium weighted palate features spicy blackberry, liquorice and black cherry fruits which are underscored by smoked meats, lightly toasted cedar and blackpepper. Finely structured tannins with a long, refined pepper laced finish.
Cellar 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews…
Sunbury stalwart does good from 2016 with a range that spans JADV (viognier) and a new, shiny Reserve wine (actually a reserve wine, but more on that later. This ‘estate’ shiraz is true to form for this brilliant producer some 40-plus years deep on that old site.
Epic shiraz showcasing the Australiana of the variety at its peak. Dark fruits, lavish spice, herbal-brambly notes, faintest whiffs of Aussie bush in eucalyptus and pepperberry and sweet earth, maybe some game meat (kangaroo?!) in the mix. A good, chunky weave of tannin through dark, brooding sluice of liquid berry and more spice, more herbal notes, more pepper, drawls out through a grippy, crushed rock and puckering finish. Gnarled and legit, wild in a way but has poise. Fantastic, again. Drink 2022-2035+
95+ points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front