Ranked #44 of 117 2015 Shiraz from McLaren Vale
92/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep, dense, dark red/purple colour with a dense, chewy, thick-textured palate of considerable concentration. A note of cocoa powder. The tannins are quite massed and thick, the texture is a bit lumpen and not easy to enjoy at this stage. It finishes with some bitterness and astringency of a youthful big red. It will probably age well and certainly needs more time.
Tasted: 17/12/2017
Drink: 2019 to 2035
95 Points James Halliday
13-25yo vines, machine-harvested, crushed and destemmed, open-fermented with cultured yeast, 10-12 days on skins, basket-pressed, matured in French hogsheads (22% new) for 22 months. Deep, dark crimson-purple; a full-bodied wine, absolutely crammed full of black fruits, tar, earth, licorice, dark chocolate, and cabernet-like tannins. No velvet slipper here, instead vinous flagellation - stop, stop, I love it. Drink to 2040.
James Halliday. June, 2021