2017 Craiglee Vineyard Shiraz Reserve , Sunbury, Australia

The 2017 Reserve Shiraz was drawn from three barriques from the original vineyard that were chosen for their roundness of flavour, balance and fine integration of oak. The Reserve represents the finest expression of the Craiglee Shiraz for each year.

This is all gloss and glorious. Full bodied, with dark fruits and spiced to the max with a grind of black pepper and cedary oak doing its bit, both structurally and flavour-wise. Tannins are supple and fine. There’s no shortage of flavour, yet this retains a certain elegance – 96 points (Jane Faulkner, Halliday Companion)