2023 Coriole Shiraz

A rich, youthfully inky Shiraz with a sturdy structure and pepper laced finish.

From vines with an average age of 50 years old with maturation taking place in French oak hogsheads. Dense pitch black heart with a very deep bright dark red black tinged hue. Liquorice, black cherry and blackberry aromas show impressive intensity out of the glass trailed by some spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth and blackpepper notes. Rich blackberry, liquorice and black cherry fruits have a youthful inkiness to them with spicy vanillin cedar, earth and blackpepper the undercard. Sturdy fine grained tannin structure with a tense yet refined pepper laced finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.4%

Other Reviews…..
Mainly from vines around 50 years old, and all estate fruit on terra rossa soils. A little less new oak this year (20%) but same élevage at 18 months. The cooler year has presented a finer, more fragrant offering, with wild red berries and cherries, dried herbs and subtle earthy complexity. It’s a very charming wine, more to medium weight, that bears the current-day Coriole stamp of light-handed making, framing fruit and vintage. Drink by 2030.
92 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion