Winemaker Notes
Vivid, plum red with purple hue. Aromas of red and blue fruits, aniseed, and mixed spice. Black cherry, blackberry, and hints of raspberry on the palate. Fine savory tannins drag the flavors long, finishing with lingering mixed spice and beautifully balanced texture.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Presents wonderfully succulent apricot, plum and black cherry flavors, with thick, polished tannins and precise details of nutmeg, cumin and dried orange zest, followed by a toasty hint of caramel lingering on the finish. Drink now through 2040.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2018 Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz shows up with power and class. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of black fruit, candied berries, and a touch of oak. Enjoy it with grilled beef. (Tasted: October 20, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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Decanter
Opulent nose of dried cranberry, mulberry and lifted floral violet, then to a palate of blueberry and silky smooth tannins.
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.”
Nestled into the tip of its southeastern coastline, Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state, second most populous and third largest wine producer. Victoria includes the cool regions of Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Geelong, made famous mainly by impressive Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The more inland Heathcote and Bendigo lead the way for complex and textured, full-bodied reds. Rutherglen’s fortified wines compete among the best on the planet.