2020 Mystery Barossa Shiraz Deal No. 5706

94 POINTS

Regan Drew - VinoNotebook

The wine is a “product of individually created parcels sourced from a range of South Australian regions, matured in oak for 14 months.” Plush mélange of black and red fruit, swaddled in chary oak but not swamped. Ground clove and white pepper spice with pink peppercorn and green olive. Lithe and somewhat sinewy with jaunty youthful angles and tendrils of dark licorice and minerally gun smoke. Will easily cellar, but presents so approachably now.

92 POINTS

Stuart Knox - The Real Review

Ink black core into a deep purple rim. Nose of mulberry, rosemary and iodine. Solid core of dark berry fruit, weighty but has a well defined tannin structure to control the weight. Builds complexity, notes of dry herbs and cured meats fill the middle and back palate. If flows quite long to a dry and supple finish. (Re-tasted)

92 POINTS

Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

DR in the name refers to Formula 1’s Daniel Ricciardo. The initial 2014 release was Barossa but this 2020 release is labelled as South Australia. $70 is the price for a standard 750ml bottle but it comes in other formats too. 1.5 litre ($140), 3 litre ($260), and 6 litre ($500). I don’t know about the other formats but the 750ml version comes in a gift presentation box. It’s also cork-sealed. No complaints about the quality here. It’s a well-made and well-balanced red with dark berried fruit delivered in good, medium-bodied measure. Clovey, gently toasty oak is well integrated with the fruit and while there’s some choc-mint/eucalypt at play it too is modest and measured. Everything feels well tailored. There’s no shortage of flavour but it leans towards the elegant side, and that’s a good thing.

91 POINTS

Angus Hughson - Winepilot

A deeply coloured and luscious example of South Australian Shiraz that immediately bursts with ripe, sweet blackberry and mulberry fruits well supported by generous oak in the background. There is then good impact of sweet dark fruit flavour over a bed of supple tannins making for a soft and fruit forward style. Length and balance is good so, while ready for action now, it will also drink well over the medium term.