Winemaker Notes
As always, this wine is made to be bottled in the vintage it is made and enjoyed young. It has a broad fruit spectrum of raspberry, plum, cassis and strawberry with some warmer spice elements and nutmeg. Although the wine is not in oak for a long time, the new oak portion works to add structure and pull the wine together, rather then adding oak flavor. Although the intention is to drink the wine in it's youth, it will still age beautifully for 5 to 7 years.
Professional Ratings
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Australian Wine Companion
This is very good Adelaide Hills shiraz. The encroaching warmth of the region reverberates across palate-staining dark fruits as much as the cooler reductive handling and communique of dried nori, olive smear and meaty bouillon lathers the finish. A waft of Aussie menthol dries the sweet finish in the best sense, saving a stray into excess.
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James Suckling
This is a very good Adelaide Hills shiraz. The encroaching warmth of the region reverberates across palate-staining dark fruits as much as the cooler reductive handling and notes of dried nori, olive and meaty bouillon washes across the finish. A hint of Aussie menthol dries the sweet finish in the best sense, saving it from straying into excess. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Love Me Love You Shiraz is from the Adelaide Hills and is decidedly minty, leafy and vibrant on the nose. In fact, it gives off nouveau-type vibes, which is in line with the packaging of the bottle. In the mouth, this is floral, energetic and electric, with fine tannins and thrilling fruit. A pleasure. Drink it sooner rather than later—the life is the party here.
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Wine Enthusiast
This small-batch, highly likable Shiraz shows a touch of volatility and wholebunch action, but those acetone and stalky notes serve to lift and brighten the red and blueberry fruits, florals and mushrooms. There’s equal spring in the step of the light-weight palate via crunchy, bright acidity, wound in raspy, skins-y tannins. Gluggable, yet food friendly.
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.”
A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.
Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.
Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.