D’Arenberg The Wild Pixie Shiraz 2021

From the superb 2021 vintage, again we have a dollop of Roussanne co-fermented with the Shiraz. Fermentation is completed in older French oak followed by maturation therein. Opaque maroon in colour with a vibrant purple rim, the wine has a lovely and expressive nose. This is a real step up from the previous vintage, only to be expected. We have notes of chocolate, plums, hints of cedar, coffee bean, cassis, mocha and some beautiful vanillin touches from the impeccable oak integration. Finely balanced, there is concentration throughout, with the wine finishing with sleek tannins. Serious length here, the wine should provide pleasure for at least the next twelve to fifteen years.