Ranked #1 of 23 2010 Shiraz from Coonawarra
96/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
The bouquet has developed great complexity and richness. Chocolate, vanilla, coconut and smoky roasting pan aromas, reflecting a well-oaked wine with bottle-age. Subtle spicy notes. Palate is full bodied but it’s far from a blockbuster. Moderate alcohol, refreshing acidity, lovely balance and seamless flow through to a long finish. This is in the zone at 10 years and still has a long life ahead. Elegant and delicious.
Tasted: 08/10/2020
Drink: 2017 to 2035
94 Points Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 Michael Shiraz is a little closed on the nose to begin, with savory scents of raw meat and yeast extract over a core of black plums, crushed blackberries and mulberries plus a touch of pepper. Tightly knit and well-structured in the mouth, it has a firm level of rounded tannins, lively acid and a long, layered finish. Drink it from 2014 to 2024+.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. February, 2013
97 Points James Halliday
Convincing crimson-purple colour sends an early signal of a complete wine with a virtually limitless future thanks to admirable control of alcohol, starting in the vineyard and finishing in the winery. This is in turn expressed by red cherry (of itself unusual in Coonawarra), black cherry and spiced plum. The extensive new oak ageing means the wine needs a minimum of 7 years from vintage to reach a long plateau thereafter. Drink to 2040.
Source: James Halliday. August, 2013