The 2022 Dandelion Firehawk McLaren Vale Shiraz is a truly exceptional wine that showcases the best of what this renowned Australian wine region has to offer. With its deep, dark ruby red hue, this vintage is visually stunning and immediately draws you in. On the nose, the wine boasts intense aromas of ripe blackberries, plums, and dark chocolate, with hints of spice and oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and rich, with a velvety texture and a perfect balance of fruit, tannins, and acidity. The flavour profile is complex and multi-layered, with notes of blackcurrant, black pepper, and a touch of vanilla. The finish is long, lingering, and satisfying. Produced by the highly acclaimed Dandelion Vineyards, this Shiraz is a testament to the exceptional quality of McLaren Vale wines. Enjoy now or cellar for years to come.
Critic Reviews
95 POINTS
Marcus Ellis - Halliday Wine Companion
From the estate vineyard, Firehawk Farm. This saw 18 months in French oak, a third new, and classy oak at that, gifting fine vanilla bean, char and gentle caramel notes to the boysenberry, blackberry Danish, red plum and sour cherry fruit notes. There are also hints of violet, lilac and anise pastille, and a little smoky coal dust savouriness. This will be better in a year or two, but it’s delicious drinking either way.
94 POINTS
Ken Gargett - Winepilot
The fruit here hails from a single vineyard which overlooks Willunga in McLaren Vale, which the team believe provides their best Shiraz. The Firehawk is a native bird of prey which has proved invaluable to the local winemakers as they eat rabbits and help scare away birds which like the grapes. Two weeks fermentation before basket pressing into French barriques for a year and a half maturing, with one-third of the barriques new. Dark maroon colour, the nose has some earthy notes, cloves, dark berries, leather, tar, tobacco leaves, coffee grinds and chocolate. A savoury style, it offers generosity with a soft and slightly creamy texture. The palate sees the emergence of cassis, espresso notes and more black fruits. Soft tannins with a very long finish, this is impressive stuff. Expect it to provide pleasure for at least the next twelve to fifteen years.
93 POINTS
Angus Hughson - Vinous
The cerebral 2022 Shiraz Firehawk of McLaren Vale has a strong savory bent thanks to roasted olive, granite and just-ripe blackberry aromas dusted with Middle Eastern spices. Super-tight and compact, with rivers of rustic tannins and well-defined firm layers of lengthy flavor, the 2022 is young and strong. It needs plenty of time.
92 POINTS
Zekun Shuai - JamesSuckling.com
Excellent depth here, showing a heap of blackberries, dark chocolate, asphalt and a touch of cured meat. Full-bodied and quite firm with plenty of tannins that gently grip the dark fruit before a slightly tart but lengthy finish.
92 POINTS
Kasia Sobiesiak - The Wine Front
Perfumed blackberries and blackcurrants, it’s juicy and vibrant. A hint of vanilla and After Five mint chocolate. Meaty, chewy tannins, a bit stony, with a lightly loose and gummy finish. In general, it packs a good flavour with instant gratification.
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Tasting Notes
The 2022 Dandelion Firehawk McLaren Vale Shiraz is a truly exceptional wine that showcases the best of what this renowned Australian wine region has to offer. With its deep, dark ruby red hue, this vintage is visually stunning and immediately draws you in. On the nose, the wine boasts intense aromas of ripe blackberries, plums, and dark chocolate, with hints of spice and oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and rich, with a velvety texture and a perfect balance of fruit, tannins, and acidity. The flavour profile is complex and multi-layered, with notes of blackcurrant, black pepper, and a touch of vanilla. The finish is long, lingering, and satisfying. Produced by the highly acclaimed Dandelion Vineyards, this Shiraz is a testament to the exceptional quality of McLaren Vale wines. Enjoy now or cellar for years to come.
