Ranked #30 of 185 2017 Shiraz from Barossa Valley
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very deep, dense, brooding red/purple colour, with a smoky char-oak and black fruit bouquet incorporating blackstrap licorice and sooty/earthy and blackberry notes. Cocoa powder and coal dust. The wine is very full-bodied but not as big a Bin 150 as usual. A more elegant style except that the tannins are quite chewy and robust, and the length is quite persistent.
Tasted: 18/07/2019
Drink: 2019 to 2039
93 Points James Halliday
Matured for 12 months in American (28% new) and French (25% new) oak. Deeply coloured; 'full-bodied' barely suffices to describe this awesome wine and its commensurately complex palate. Robert Parker would have loved it, and you can't deny its class -it's a matter of preference. Drink to 2037.
James Halliday. August, 2022