2021 Nicks Secret JEST McLaren Vale Shiraz

From a very well-known family owned estate with an Italian-Australian heritage, this McLaren Vale winery burst onto the scene in the early 2000’s when the then, world's most powerful wine critic, Robert Parker, lauded many of the wines with scores in the high nineties. Hailing from the same winery as our 2019 Nicks Secret SERP Cabernet Sauvignon and 2021 Nicks Secret ANGL Shiraz there’s only one parcel available at this price so jump in quick!

Rich, weighty and opulent, this McLaren Vale Shiraz is a brilliant buy at just $12.99.

Impenetrable inky black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Dark plum, ripe blackberry and liquorice aromas sail through the nostrils with plenty of intensity followed by some subtlety smoked vanillin cedar, fennel and peppered earth notes. Rich, weighty and opulent, the palate is engulfed with bold ripe blackberry, liquorice, dark plum and subtle dark chocolate flavours. Spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth and peppered fennel elements traverse across the back half. Amply powered it has a sturdy yet velvet like tannin structure and a long fleshy finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.9%

Other Reviews….
Great value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a sensational vintage. After a cool fermentation, the wine spent 14 months in a mix of French (75%) and American (25%) oak hogsheads. We have notes of mocha, spices, plums, coffee beans, chocolate, blackberries, tobacco leaves and aniseed. A richly flavoured palate, which is really rather attractive. Good focus, balance, and length with silky tannins. There is generosity and richness here. Cracking value to enjoy over the next six to ten years. I know there can be a reluctance to give wines at lower price points high scores, but this one deserves it. Drink 2024-2034.
93 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

2021 is a superb vintage and its beauty shines through the wines, from entry level to top-drawer. All the classic signatures of fine shiraz, fresher and cooler climatic of feel than its origins suggests, even at this approachable line. Blue fruits, lilac and nori. Perfumed, mid-weighted and brisk. Perfectly judged. It would be hard to find better value, irrespective of origin. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
92 Points
JamesSuckling.com

It's gorgeously ripe and inviting on the nose with blackberry, game, warm spice and roasted hazelnut aromas. The palate is equally satisfying with excellent weight and silky texture, well framed by finely infused tannins, offering delectable drinking. At its best: now to 2031.
93 Points
Sam Kim – WinePilot.com