Chapel Hill The Devil Shiraz 2022

This is yet another expression of what turned out to be a mighty fine vintage in South Australia. In this case, it comes from McLaren Vale, and it was treated with kid gloves from the start, hand-harvested and then open-fermented and hand-plunged before basket pressing and then spending twenty months in French oak hogsheads. It’s a wine of immense elegance and style, seamlessly integrated with a fine chalky thread of tannin that really does support the structure. Slightly plummy dark cherry aromas and a light cedary oak input. The palate weight is quite beautiful. It’s full-bodied, yet there is poise and, dare I say it, a touch of panache. Stylish and elegant with a seamless integration of fine tannins, almost lyrically laid oak and that wonderful depth of concentrated fruit.