Top Ten Best Selling Wines - December 2022 Under $60
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 96 points;
Michael Cooper 5 stars;
Bob Campbell MW 95 points.
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 96 points.
A stunning expression of the variety with dark cherry, toasted spice, thyme, cured meat and dark mushroom aromas, it's concentrated and richly textured in the mouth offering terrific fruit power combined with seductive savoury nuances. Impressively weighted and flowing, backed by fine grainy tannins, finishing persistent and structured. At its best: now to 2032. Dec 2021. SK.
Michael Cooper 5 stars.
Still unfolding, the classy 2018 vintage (5*) is a single-vineyard red, estate-grown at Bannockburn, matured
for a year in French oak barrels (24 per cent new), and bottled without fining or filtering. Deeply coloured,
with a fragrant, complex bouquet, it is full-bodied and sweet-fruited, with concentrated cherry, plum and
spice flavours, deep and savoury, and a well-structured finish. Sure to be long-lived, it's well worth cellaring to 2023+.
Bob Campbell MW 95 points.
Produced from grapes grown in a 3-ha Bannockburn vineyard with 480,000-year-old soils
comprising clay, fine silt and gravel. A rich, weighty wine with intense plum, dark cherry, cassis,
raspberry, floral and violet flavours. It improves with a little aeration before serving.
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