2022 Paxton Graciano 6 Pack

93 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - Halliday's Wine Companion

I adore this style of wine: fragrant, spicy, mid-weighted and immensely charming with a real spindle of tannin providing structural assertion, rather than any vacuous, pulpy fruit. A late-ripening Iberian variety that performs well, belying its small (but growing) plantings in Australia. Succulent red cherry, black pepper grind, cardamon and lilac, growing in trajectory with air as that skein of pithy tannins, so moreish, tows the flavours to satisfying length. A spicy cru beaujolais sort of thing.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

I love this style of wine: fragrant, spicy, medium-bodied and immensely charming with a real spindle of tannin providing structural assertion, rather than any vacuous, pulpy fruit. A late-ripening Iberian variety that performs well, belying its small (but growing) plantings in Australia. Succulent red cherry, black pepper grind, cardamon and lilac, growing in trajectory with air as that skein of pithy tannins, so moreish, tows the flavors to satisfying length. A spicy cru beaujolais sort of thing. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

92 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Brightly fruited and fragrant, the bouquet shows dark cherry, thyme, smoked game and rich floral aromas, leading to a juicy palate that's plump and rounded. Flavoursome and silky with grainy tannins, finishing long and sturdy. www.paxtonwines.com.