Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Shiraz 2021

Fabulous bouquet and palate with flavours of sweet ripe blackcurrant berries, fresh dark skinned plums, violets and dark roses, clay soils and scents of new wood with clove and baking spices. Youthful, fruity, fleshy textures and finishing dry, a wine with a core of fruit surrounded by fine easy tannins and plenty of acidity. Food friendly and ready to drink from 2023 through 2028+. Premium. Score – 92+. (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, Oct. 4, 2023)