Katnook Estate Prodigy Shiraz 2021
- 91
- $105
- Drink by: 2027-2031
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This is aged for 16 months in 100% new large format French oak. Opaque with a ruby rim. This is deep set and brooding with aromas of prune, camphor, plum pudding, dusty cedar, ground coffee and black pepper making way for leather, dried herbs and menthol. The palate holds lashings of cedar oak chew to the texture that sits around dark plum, prune, dark chocolate, coffee, black pepper and leather. Big tannins here, stacked and mighty in their frame and assertiveness constricting the mouth with dark chocolate bitterness through a muscular finish. There’s a nostalgic feel here for its bold ripeness and oak influence. A mighty Shiraz not for the faint of heart.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
