Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Dense, rich and spicy, this offers a plush mouthful of blackberry, currant and cocoa flavors, with a long, creamy and open-textured finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet colored with a hint of purple, the 2012 Director’s Cut Shiraz opens with aromas of warm mulberries, baked plums and blackberry preserves with hints of aniseed, sandalwood and baking spices. Full-bodied with plenty of mouth-filling blackberry and baking spice flavors it has a medium level of velvety tannins and a lively acid lift through the long finish. Drink it now to 2019.
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.”
South Australia is the historic heart of Australian wine, a great wine capital of the world, and home to some of the most famous regions. It produces more than 80% of Australia’s premium wine from some of the oldest vines in the world. There is an abundance of varieties and wide spectrum of styles to explore. From the rogue to refined, discover Australian wines that are far from ordinary.