Genista Taking the Mickie Barossa Shiraz 2022

The odd name hails from the fact that winemaker Lloyd Broom’s father thought they were taking the Mickie when Lloyd suggested hand pruning their four acres of Shiraz. And just to make things even more complicated, Genista is part of the scientific name for the Broom plant, which is of course Lloyd’s name. Moving to the wine, this is a deep purple magenta. Ripe blackfruits and chocolate on the nose, with notes of leather, cloves, cassis, florals, mulberries and mocha. There is fine acidity here with silky tannins and a soft and supple palate. Excellent length, this is delicious stuff and should improve even further over the next six to ten years. This even tops their previous 2020.