Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the intensely scented 2011 Isolation Ridge Shiraz shows crushed black cherries and blackberries on the nose, with hints of black pepper, dried Provence herbs and anise. Full-bodied with plenty of youthful blackberry and spice flavors, it has a medium level of rounded tannins and a vibrant herbal lift to the long finish. Drink it now to 2019.
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Wine & Spirits
Plump in the middle, this wine has plenty of plush fruit to balance the green rasp of herbal tannins and the through-line of acidity. This grows at the southern edge of Frankland, closer to the sea than most of the township’s vineyards. It’s built to age, or to decant for grilled lamb.
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.”
Quite remote and unequalled in beauty, the wine regions of Westerm Australia promise endless physical and climatic diversity. From the coolest, seaside vineyards to the hottest inland zones, Western Australia is the source of some of the country’s most sought after wines.