Ranked #9 of 30 2010 Shiraz from Margaret River
92/100
4 Stars
Bob Campbell
A slimmed down and rather more elegant version of a label that was once voluptuous with often intimidating alcohol levels (this is a modest 13.5%) and over-the-top flavour intensity and mouth feel. A wine of subtle power and emerging complexity with tight berry, plum and spice flavours plus a seasoning of classy oak
Tasted: 09/05/2012
Drink: N/A
90 Points Robert Parker
The 2010 Shiraz displays a deep garnet purple color and gives notes of freshly crushed blackberries and mulberries with suggestions of licorice, dried plums, earth and tree bark. Medium-bodied, the palate is led by a solid structure of firm rounded tannins and refreshing acid with a good amount of expressive flesh, finishing long. Drink it now to 2016+.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. August, 2012
96 Points James Halliday
Deep but clear purple-crimson; the bouquet calmly announces its cool-grown southern origins, with fragrant, almost flowery, red fruits and spices; the medium-bodied palate is supple and smooth, building impressively on the finely structured finish thanks to exactly poised tannins. Will be very long lived. Drink to 2030.
-. August, 2022
95 Points Tyson Stelzer
There''s a cuddly approachability to 2010 Margaret River shiraz, here strategically supported with Rob Mann''s signature firm, fine tannins. It''s fresh and juicy, brimming with red cherries, plums and black pepper against a backdrop of milk choc oak. With outstanding length and exacting balance, all it needs is a year for fruit and oak to integrate. Drink 2020 - 2025.
Source: Tyson Stelzer.
The 2010 Shiraz displays a deep garnet purple color and gives notes of freshly crushed blackberries and mulberries with suggestions of licorice, dried plums, earth and tree bark. Medium-bodied, the palate is led by a solid structure of firm rounded tannins and refreshing acid with a good amount of expressive flesh, finishing long. Drink it now to 2016+. Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) August, 2012 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown