2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz

Fermented with 15% whole bunch fruit and matured in new to 4 year old French oak barriques for a period of 16 months. Midnight black dark red core with a vibrant dark red hue. Lifted blackberry and liquorice aromas mix with dark plum, spicy vanillin cedar, hints of clove and peppered fennel notes. Rich fleshy textured dark plum and liquorice fruits carry medium body weight over a back drop of toasty vanillin cedar, fennel and pepper. Polished tannins finishing with good freshness on the juicy mid length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews…..
Whole bunches (15%), matured in new (30%) to four-year-old French barriques for 16 months. An excellent and bright crimson-purple hue immediately brings to attention just how vibrant this wine is. Ripe red fruits, cocoa nibs, white pepper and a hint of violets in the bouquet, while the medium-bodied palate exudes charm. It's well weighted and structured, too, with very fine and persistent tannins rounding out a wine that can be enjoyed in its youth but is assured to age well also. Drink by 2031.
96 points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion