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98
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96
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Tasting Notes
This exceptional Shiraz opens with a captivating bouquet of ripe blackberries, dark cherries, and mulberries, interwoven with nuances of rich mocha, black pepper, and a touch of graphite. The palate is luxurious and full-bodied, with velvety tannins providing structure to layers of opulent dark fruit, licorice, and spiced vanilla. Hints of tobacco and smoked herbs add complexity, while a core of fine minerality brings balance and finesse. The finish is incredibly long and persistent, showcasing the wine's power, elegance, and ability to age gracefully for decades.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Shiraz
Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia, Barossa Valley
Alcohol %: 14.0%
Cellaring: 10-15 Years
Scores
98 / 100"Immensely complex and perfumed, the bouquet presents black and blueberry, violet, tapenade, star anise, and stylish oak characters. The concentrated palate exhibits exceptional depth and weight, wonderfully framed by velvety texture and finely infused tannins. It is opulent and substantial, yet refined and harmonious, with a persistent and gratifying finish. Gorgeously proportioned and balanced, ensuring its gracious development. At its best: 2028 to 2043."
- Sam Kim
96 / 100
"A special release from winemaker Dean Hewitson, the titled “66” referring to his winery address on the fabled Seppeltsfield Road, mid Valley floor, while the noted “Cask” is more aligned to his maturation program and detailed barrel selection. This shapes the wine into best of the best territory, top grade Barossa Shiraz resting in French oak oak “casks” for 18 months, resulting in a supremely finessed, singular expression where the fruit and oak marriage is everything, just a glimpse of smoky bacon, just a faint whiff of eucalypt, all expertly woven and expressed with a contemporary vitality in the palate, seasoned generously with a black pepper spice character, concluding in an elite wrapping of gastronomic Amaro-like bitterness. A good airing or decanter is worth the effort for this to step further into the stratosphere."
- Tony Love
