2023 Paralian Spring Hills Vineyard Shiraz

Dense inky black in colour with a very deep dark purple black hue. Elevated scents of blackberry, dark plum and liquorice sail through the nostrils followed by some smoky vanillin oak, earthy dried herb and peppered meat notes. Somewhat restrained on the mid weighted palate, flavours of blackberry, liquorice and blueberry carry a refined, meaty feel. Spicy vanillin cedar, earth and peppered herb characters ensue. Tightly wound, grainy tannin structure with a savoury medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews…..
From two blocks, the 1998 one on Holocene sand, and the 1975 plating on sand and ironstone. This was picked in two tranches, mid and late April, the latest for this wine. Fermented separately with 10 to 20% whole bunches; 10 months in French puncheons (14% new). This is absolutely singing at this early stage. Though darkly fruited, spicy and tarry, it’s a wine of poise, verve and refinement twinned with joyously engaging drinkability. The Rhône echoes are there, but it’s a wine of place. Dried black cherry, blue fruits, coal, graphite, salumi, white pepper, leather and dark rye, the palate lithe, sinewy, absent of overt fruit sweetness, the tannins detailed, complex and authentic of feel. Drink by 2032.
96 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion