Winemaker Notes
Slow cooked beef cheek with celeriac puree and wilted bok choy.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Simply an amazing and powerful red wine, the stout 2012 Wirra Wirra RSW has plenty of richness to satisfy a wide range of food and palates. Very deep ruby, blackish color; rich and enticing aromas of raspberries, sweet earth, chocolate powder, sweet oak; medium to full bodied, smooth and stylish on the palate; dry, medium acidity, well balanced; rich flavors of red and blackberries, vanilla, and sweet earth; medium finish, lasting aftertaste. (Tasted: April 6, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet/purple, the 2012 Shiraz RSW reveals fragrant spiced mulberries, underbrush, Chinese five spice and blackberry compote notes dotted with anise and vanilla. Full-bodied, plus and velvety in the mouth, this expressive red finishes long.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine sees less new oak than many top-of-the-line Shiraz (30%), so it showcases mulberry and black cherry fruit. Sure, there's a hint of vanilla, but the oak plays a suitably supporting role, while the ripe fruit tannins are rich and velvety on the midpalate, then firm up a bit on the finish. Drink 2018–2030.
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.