2021 Mystery McLaren Vale Shiraz Deal No. 5743

97 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

A magnificent rendition of the variety, showing blackberry, cedar, star anise, cured meat, and potpourri characters on the nose, followed by a powerfully expressed palate delivering awesome weight and expansive mouthfeel. Tannins are polished and in abundance, making it superbly structured with a prolonged, sophisticated finish.

97 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

A magnificent rendition of the variety, showing blackberry, cedar, star anise, cured meat, and potpourri characters on the nose, followed by a powerfully expressed palate delivering awesome weight and expansive mouthfeel. Tannins are polished and in abundance, making it superbly structured with a prolonged, sophisticated finish.

96 POINTS

Ken Gargett - Winepilot

A prestige release which enjoys more time in the cellar than most and it reveals the benefits of that. The fruit usually hails from the estate’s 65-year-old vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region and the wine can expect to spend around a year and a half in a mix of new and older French oak. Under diam. Deep maroon hue, the nose promises us a wine that will be big and bold. There are aromas of cassis, blueberries, mocha, coffee beans and more – it is beautifully aromatic. The oak is deftly handled. Supple, juicy, crowd-pleasing and ever-so-delicious, this has impressive length and very fine silky tannins. Love it. A future of ten to twelve years at the very least.

96 POINTS

Ken Gargett - Winepilot

A prestige release which enjoys more time in the cellar than most and it reveals the benefits of that. The fruit usually hails from the estate’s 65-year-old vineyard in the Blewitt Springs sub-region and the wine can expect to spend around a year and a half in a mix of new and older French oak. Under diam. Deep maroon hue, the nose promises us a wine that will be big and bold. There are aromas of cassis, blueberries, mocha, coffee beans and more – it is beautifully aromatic. The oak is deftly handled. Supple, juicy, crowd-pleasing and ever-so-delicious, this has impressive length and very fine silky tannins. Love it. A future of ten to twelve years at the very least.