2022 Wirra Wirra Church Block 375ml 12 Pack

93 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - JamesSuckling.com

A vintage that marks an incoming winemaker and a culling of lesser quality fruit. Cabernet and shiraz, the Aussie archetype. Consummate, medium-bodied and savory, with better tannin management than what I recall of past vintages. Bay leaves, currants and iodine, with licorice tannins serving as gentle directives to good, supple length. An everyday claret for the sophisticate, with a strong maritime feel.

92 POINTS

Ray Jordan - Winepilot

A wine that marks 50 years since Greg Trott produced the first Church Block back in 1972. Smooth dark chocolate laced plummy fruit on the nose with a slightly spicy white peppery lift. The palate is supple and smooth with its medium body delivering through to a sustained finish. It’s such a friendly and approachable wine, just as Trott intended.

92 POINTS

Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

Cabernet Sauvignon (51%) Shiraz (42%) Merlot (7%). This release of Wirra Wirra Church Block is on song and in form. It has plenty of flesh and fruit but it’s also firm and dry. It tastes of boysenberry, redcurrant, saltbush and dried herbs, with a gently ferrous-like element running throughout. It’s lovely to drink; solid but supple.

91 POINTS

Marcus Ellis - Halliday Wine Companion

A blend of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and merlot, 51/42/7%. The Wirra Wirra worker bee, this does what Church Block typically does: deliver ample flavour and fruit plushness but with a measure of structure and freshness that makes it a great all-rounder, a friend to many foods and weighted to invite a second glass. Brambly red fruits, leafiness, cracked pepper, dark berry notes, a sweet-fruited mid-palate, and a nice grip to close. It's a fine release.

91 POINTS

Angus Hughson - Vinous

The Church Block is upping its game in 2022 with the addition of superstar winemaker Emma Wood. It delivers generous layers of fruit, leafy lifted blackcurrants showing Cabernet origins brightly, with chocolate-berry and old oak in strong support. Excellent power for the price, more berry with gravel and graphite underpinned by a solid core of tannins. The structure is surprisingly strong for a wine at this price, so it's a bargain for the cellar.

90 POINTS

2025 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Lovely plushness of fruit on the nose, with touches of plums, dried herbs and cocoa. Very well made, refreshing acidity. Award: Silver - DWWA 2025

Erin Larkin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Church Block is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (51%), Shiraz (42%) and Merlot (7%). The wine is fleshy and earthy in the mouth, with loads of bramble, forest berries, a hint of mortadella-like meatiness and cocoa through the finish. It isn't overly complex, but it delivers a full experience in the mouth. This is nicely done. It's easy to see why this has been such a long-time staple in the Australian red blend segment. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

2024 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Plush black fruit and chocolate nose, palate of dark cassis, blackberry and dark chocolate. Award: Bronze - DWWA 2024