2021 Maxwell Ellen Street Shiraz 6 Pack

92 POINTS

Marcus Ellis - Halliday's Wine Companion

From vines at the foot of the Maxwell property, unsurprisingly bordered by Ellen Street, or what was – it’s now called Chalk Hill Road. This is a step up from the Silver Hammer but delivers a similar vein, a full-bodied Vale shiraz coming off old vines planted in '53 that produce a meagre yield and concentrated fruit. Dark berries, plum and ripe blueberry, bitter chocolate, a lift of charry oak; it’s an intense wine, but not lavish, the cool year likely bringing a little calm.