Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz 2023
- 93
- $40
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Plenty of white pepper spice opens this attractively savoury Shiraz before dark fruits – black cherry and blackberry – fill it out. Black olive and subtle grilled meat follow, with dried oregano in tow. Medium-bodied and cool in feel, the palate again leads with white pepper, followed by olive tapenade, black cherry, plum, and char-grilled meat. Fine, grainy tannins grip just enough at the sides. Fine-boned with savoury appeal, it closes long and cool. A classy expression of spicy, cool-climate Shiraz.
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.
