2020 Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz

95 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - Halliday's Wine Companion

Old-vine sourcing. Made to a traditional taste, with an admirable track record of ageability. Unabashedly full bodied. Black fruit allusions, fennel seed, menthol, smoked salumi and astringent oak tannins that feel almost green at this nascent stage. Yet as the wine opens, the seeping fruit reveals itself to the point of a plush, boysenberry pie sweetness. Far from my cup of tea, yet a very good wine for the style.

95 POINTS

James Suckling

Old-vine sourcing. Made to a traditional taste, with an admirable track record of ageability. Unabashedly full-bodied. Black fruit allusions, fennel seed, menthol, smoked salumi and astringent oak tannins that feel almost green at this nascent stage. Yet as the wine opens, the seeping fruit reveals itself to the point of a plush, boysenberry pie sweetness. Not really my cup of tea, yet a very good wine for the style. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Blackberries, tar and walnuts with flowers on the nose. Medium to full body, firm and creamy tannins and a juicy finish. Creamy tannins. Focused, if slightly austere. Drink or hold. Screw cap.