Balnaves of Coonawarra Shiraz 2021 Coonawarra

“Fruit is sourced from the Paulownia and Vortmann Vineyards. Fermented with 28% whole bunches and matured in large-format French oak (34% new) for 13 months. A bouquet of baked boysenberries, mulberries and ripe cherries followed by a concoction of baking spices, caraway, vanilla and cardamom. Pumpernickel bread, pressed prune pits and black olive. The acidity is perfectly poised like a tiger ready to spring with silky tannins that draw out the length of flavour on the palate. It is wholesome in its generosity and yet svelte in its frame. A class act and astonishing for the price.” – Shanteh Wale