Mr Riggs JFR Shiraz 2021

Named after winemaker Ben Riggs’s late father John Frederick Riggs, this was Ben’s first ever Mr Riggs wine he crafted 20 years before the current release. A blend of three vineyards in different districts of the Vale regions, a tapestry wine essentially, it tells of bold, dark, ripe fruit, plenty of earthiness, richly roasted root vegetables, spices in darkish Middle Eastern mode with a generous ground black pepper note. Generous and chewy, its oak feels now relaxed into the palate along with tannins that are just prominent enough to coat the final throes rather than dominating and closing out the finish. Bold, yet with total control of its personality.

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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