K1 by Geoff Hardy Reserve Shiraz 2021

The team’s Reserve release is intended to represent the absolute best Shiraz they can source from their K1 vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. In this case, it is specifically from the Avenue Block. The wine spends time maturing in French oak. From the stunning 2001 vintage, this is under Diam, and a serious contender in the heavy bottle stakes. Magenta with a deep red rim, this is dense but refined, elegant and intense, and exhibits serious length. This is a really exciting wine. The nose has aromas weaving through notes of cassis, chocolate, cloves, tobacco leaves, blackberries and smoked meats. There is balance and complexity with a seamless and seductive texture. A fifteen year proposition. If you have any hesitation whatsoever in jumping on board top-notch Adelaide Hills Shiraz, this wine should put all those fears to rest. Cracking stuff.