2021 Utopos Cabernet Shiraz

95 POINTS

James Suckling

This is excellent. Perhaps the best wine of the suite. Fine tannic pedigree. Lithe, firm and compact. A tilt into verdant notes, but suffused with so much juice and cassis crunch that the end result is full-weighted, immensely savory, juicy and beautiful. Drink or hold.

92 POINTS

Dave Brookes - Halliday's Wine Companion

70/20% cabernet sauvignon/shiraz from the Utopos vineyard on Roennfeldt Road; matured in French oak (25% new) for 18 months. Kym Teusner's take on the great Aussie blend under his Utopos label shows impressive fruit depth, fine-grained tannin and velocity throughout its length. All blackberry and black cherry cut with spice, licorice and dark chocolate with some western Barossa ironstone bite for good measure. There is a chewy, toothsome structural aspect to the finish, which bodes well for cellaring.