2023 JC’s Own Stratum Shiraz

Richly fruited yet fresh and energetic with medium body weight.

Super dense pitch black heart with a deep bright dark red black tinged hue. Intense dark plum, liquorice, blueberry and clove scents are complimented by spicy vanilla and peppered smoked meat notes. Richly fruited yet fresh and energetic, the mid weighted palate features fleshy plum, liquorice and blueberry fruits over vanillin spice, earth and peppered meat elements. Bright acidity with slightly chalky tannins finishing refined and vibrant.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews….
This one comes from Greenock. Ferments in cement. Honestly, one of the best full flavoured, and affordable red, of Barossa, I’ve tried this year.
Succulent, dark fruited, intense. Geez this is rich and ripe but wow that is so well mediated by the chalkiness of tannin and saline, briny minerality and graphite things going on. Depth, silkiness, supple things going on. Ripe, dark cherry, panforte, cola, aniseed, alpine herbs and white pepper. Hazelnut chocolate and bacon bone here too. Fresh. This is delicious. Drink 2024-2030.
94 Points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front