Ranked #5 of 34 2013 Shiraz from Clare Valley
93/100
4.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Dense, concentrated purple/red/black colour; the aroma has some charm and sophistication, while the palate has density and concentration. It's very full-bodied and rich, dense and compact, powerful and loaded with fruit and tannin. Lots if dark fruit, spice and a lacing of graphite, soot and charcoal characters. I like it, in an admittedly full-bodied, deep and robust style with lashings of tannin. There's a faint hint of mint in the palate. Cellarworthy.
Tasted: 13/07/2015
Drink: 2018 to 2035
91 Points James Halliday
Good colour, still crimson; a rich and bold shiraz with abundant flesh on its bones, and no shortage of tannins or oak - just the X-factor MIA. Drink to 2028.
James Halliday. July, 2021