Longview Yakka Shiraz 2023

2022 was yet another excellent vintage in the Adelaide Hills region. The name for this wine comes not from the hard work of the winemaking staff, although they may disagree, but from the surrounding Xanthorrhoea/Yakka grass trees. 10% whole bunches are included in the ferment, and the wine spends a year maturing in French oak puncheons, 10% of them new. A vibrant purple/magenta, the wine offers attractive aromas with truffles, dry herbs, red fruits, leather and beef stock. A complex, savoury style, which is beautifully structured and with impressive length and focus, through to silky tannins. Surely has ten years ahead of it, over which it will improve even further. Love it. This really is seriously good value.