Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet/purple, the 2014 Shiraz Angel's Share opens to aromas of baked blackberries, plums and blackcurrants with pepper and Provence herb hints plus a touch of tar. Full-bodied and showing good expression, it fills palate with black fruit and grainy tannins before finishing long and savory.
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Wine Spectator
Lithe and savory, with green tea and floral overtones to the lean core of blackberry and spice, playing against refined tannins as the finish lingers. Best from 2017 through 2022.
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.”
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.