Winemaker Notes
Pair with a powerhouse steak and pepper sauce.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Similar in style to the previous vintage, this ably marries savory notes of roasted meat and spice with ripe, plummy fruit. All those mouthwatering flavors are wrapped in supple tannins, ending on a plush, velvety note.
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James Suckling
Some peppery and earthy elements complement the fresh red plum and red currant nose with attractive purity. The palate has more density through the middle and holds fresh red plum fruits long. Smooth texture. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
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Wine & Spirits
Planted in the 1940s, farmed under biodynamics, the shiraz vines at Angove’s Warboys Vineyard produced a 2014 with old-vine intensity and dark, peppery complexity. It needs time in a decanter for the youthful grip of the tannins to relent, the wine turning more graceful with air, expanding into flavors of black currant, licorice and raw meat. It captures the grandeur of old vines with a relaxed feel and flavors that go on for minutes.
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
Known for opulent red wines with intense power and concentration, McLaren Vale is home to perhaps the most “classic” style of Australian Shiraz. Vinified on its own or in Rhône Blends, these hot-climate wines are deeply colored and high in extract with signature hints of dark chocolate and licorice. Cabernet Sauvignon is also produced in a similar style.
Whites, often made from Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tend to be opulent and full of tropical, stone and citrus fruit.