Winemaker Notes
Vibrant and fragrant on the nose, sharing a purity and clarity of fruit and high notes of violets. The palate has poise and presence, neatly coiled around generous fruits, including satsuma plums, raspberries, mulberries and black cherries. Delivers poise and presence. Woven throughout is a lively and mineral acid thread, leading to a finish of fine, tactile tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Australian Wine Companion
Maybe it’s the juiciness or the savoury nuances interspersed with plump fruit, or maybe it’s simply a delicious, well-composed drink. Well, it’s all that and more. Fuller bodied but not weighty with ripe, grainy tannins and lots of appeal – including value.
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.”
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.