Winemaker Notes
Bright purple in color, with a touch of red, this wine offers a floral perfume of cherries, Turkish delight and raspberries. The palate is bright and fruit-driven up front, then soft and silky on the mid palate, offering notes of raspberries, cinnamon, licorice, Turkish delight and nutmeg. Medium-bodied with luscious tannins. Enjoy with your favorite pork dish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is always a reliable blend that delivers such attractive and ripe red plums and raspberries with a smooth, sleek and subtly nuanced palate. Versatile, tasty and approachable. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now. Screw cap.
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Wine Enthusiast
Paxton’s wines seem to have a lighter touch these days, allowing their bio dynamically farmed fruit to shine. This blend of 60% Shiraz and 40% Grenache employs the use of whole bunch fermentation to brighten and beautify. A fragrant and downright pretty wine, it bounds and bounces with fleshy red berries, florals, toasty spices and that cinnamon, stalky whole bunch goodness. Medium in weight with supple tannins, this is a wine to drink young and even slightly chilled.
With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.
Known for opulent red wines with intense power and concentration, McLaren Vale is home to perhaps the most “classic” style of Australian Shiraz. Vinified on its own or in Rhône Blends, these hot-climate wines are deeply colored and high in extract with signature hints of dark chocolate and licorice. Cabernet Sauvignon is also produced in a similar style.
Whites, often made from Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tend to be opulent and full of tropical, stone and citrus fruit.