Maxwell Silver Hammer Shiraz 2021 12 Pack

90 POINTS

Marcus Ellis - Halliday's Wine Companion

This is a fighting brand for Maxwell, sourced from a number of sites and matured in oak for between 12 and 18 months. The aim here is ‘classic’ McLaren Vale shiraz, and it fills the brief amply. Rich, plummy and dark-berried fruit, chocolate bullets, rusty minerals, bay, currant and mint. It’s full-fruited and voluminous – a wine built with a clear audience in mind but made and assembled with nous and a modicum of reserve brokered by the cool season.