Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple, the 2013 Command Shiraz has a savory/earthy, complex nose of yeast extract, game and damp soil intermingled with the bramble fruits, dried mulberries, crème de cassis and incense notes. Full-bodied, rich and opulently fruited on the palate, if offers lovely harmony and depth with a velvety frame and great length.
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James Suckling
Very bold, very rich and very ripe. Incredibly youthful. Vanillin and custard spices, bright blackberry and red berry fruits, and some tarry complexity. The palate has a supple, dense and polished textural quality. Handy depth and drive here. Screw cap.
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Wine Spectator
Notes of smoke and toast set the stage for the berry and plum flavors, showing a firm backbone and a supple texture. Elegant and spicy on the long finish. Drink now through 2028.
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.”
The Barossa Zone encompasses the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley. Some of the oldest vines in Australia can be found here.
Barossa Valley of course is the most important and famous wine growing region in all of Australia where 140+ year-old, dry-farmed Shiraz vines still produce inky, purple and dense juice for some of Australia's best wines.
In the cooler, wetter Eden Valley sub-region, the Hill of Grace vineyard is home to famous Shiraz vines from the 1800s but the region produces also some of Australia’s very best and age-worthy Rieslings.