Cape Barren Old Vine Shiraz 2022

96 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

Splendidly complex and enticing with blackberry, cake spice, vanilla and toasty oak characters with a hint of cocoa nuance. The palate displays excellent concentration and plush texture, beautifully framed by layers of silky tannins, making it opulent and delicious.

93 POINTS

Ray Jordan - Winepilot

Plenty of plush and opulent old vine McLaren Vale fruit in this excellent classy Shiraz. Dark chocolate and ripe dark inky plum and blackberry merge on the nose. The palate is lavishly rich but brought into focus by the fine tannins and tight grained oak. Has a grainy textural feel balancing the sweet ripe fruit.

93 POINTS

Marcus Ellis - Halliday Wine Companion

From old vines, though the exact age is not disclosed. This opens with a cascade of oozingly ripe summer berries, red and black, dark plums and bitter chocolate notes, with hints of allspice, clove, iron and salted licorice. It’s expansively proportioned, unabashedly full bodied and silky, yet it keeps everything tidy, balanced and skirts opacity to render detail and character.