Hesketh Wines Midday Somewhere Shiraz 2023

I have friends who will look at the score here and think I have lost my mind. For them, it is simply not possible that a wine at this price could possibly ever warrant this score. Well, as they say in the classics, that just leaves more for the rest of us. It is an utterly delicious wine that is ridiculous value. The fruit hails from the Limestone Coast and spent some time maturing in older French oak. Crimson red, there are spices, cherries, blueberries, crushed herbs and notes of licorice on the nose. Fragrant and alluring, the texture is seamless and there is good focus with decent length and sleek tannins on the lingering finish. It is so well-crafted, especially at this price. Wow. Four to six years.