Hugh Hamilton The Larrikin Cabernet/Shiraz 2020

Colour: Inky red. Nose: black fruit, earth, smoke, dried forest leaves, coffee, cocoa and floral notes. Palate: pepper and herbal spice, full body, well balanced, soft tannin, long anise finish. Comments: for the above price, one could not do any better. A wine that will develop more complexity as time goes on. The wine comes from the Black Sheep Vineyard in McLaren Vale which has a high reputation of producing top, long lived wine. This is no exception and for that price, I would suggest buying at least six bottles and watching them develop over the next several years. Score – 94. (chuckbyers.blogspot.com, Feb. 1, 2023)