Curtis Cavaliere McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

A very fine McLaren Vale Shiraz from a superb vintage, drinking beautifully now but offering even more down the track. This is inky maroon in colour, with good oak integration well under way, providing vanillin notes. The nose also gives us blackcurrants, chocolate, cloves, aniseed, black fruits, mocha, plums and delicatessen meats with good focus. The palate is more refined and elegant than the nose might suggest and that works very well here. There is still plenty of power and concentration with firm tannins and excellent length so it should provide excellent drinking over the next eight to fifteen years.