Mr Riggs Piebald Syrah 2023

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Grown in Ben Riggs’s Piebald Gully vineyard in the northeast of McLaren Vale’s Willunga foothills country, which enjoys a cooler ripening season than most of the region and suits this Syrah badging. The nose has a minerally vibe entwined through its darker purple, plum and blackberry fruit notes, then turns left not right in terms of oak and body shape, finessed, spicy, fashionable, with some lovely florals yet not shrinking its power to weight responsibilities. Smart styling all over.

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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Pilot
Tony Love
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Variety: Red Wine, Syrah
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines