Bird on a Wire Yarra Valley Syrah 2018
- 92
- $35
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Savoury at seven years of age. Opens with charry cedar, cured and grilled meat before settling into pine mushroom, jus, and black pepper. Plum and cherry conserve linger in the background, but aromatically this is firmly savoury. Fruit plays a stronger role on the palate—dark cherry, blood plum, and blackberry atop black olive tapenade, black pepper, and mushroom/earth inflections. Grainy tannins coil around, framing medium length. A ‘drink now’ proposition, but savoury notes will shine with meat and mushroom-based dishes.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
