2023 Dandelion Lioness of McLaren Vale Shiraz 6 Pack

92 POINTS

Marcus Ellis - Halliday's Wine Companion

From the foothills of McLaren Vale, planted to clay loam with fractured ironstone over Kurrajong Formation geology; 16 months in mainly older, though some new, French and American oak. A cool year but a robustly fruited wine, silky, supple and rich, with dark plum, crème de mûre, anise, black cherry and a ferruginous underpinning. Tannins are pithy, chewy and grippy, acidity peppy. This has a classic feel without being nostalgic, the drive and balance on point.