Schubert The Gander Reserve Shiraz 2022

The Estate describes this as their “grande marque Barossa Valley Shiraz”, and it certainly is a cracking wine. The fruit is sourced from the top sites across the Estate vineyards. After fermentation there is a severe classification to identify the wines to be blended and included. Black in colour with a dark maroon rim, this is big, powerful, ripe and rich. A seriously concentrated wine which is still showing us plenty of oak, though there is good integration throughout and it provides additional vanilla and toasty notes. The more time you can give this the better, and it does open up in the glass continuing to reveal previously unforeseen qualities. On the nose we have notes of chocolate, mocha, cassis, plums, charcuterie, tobacco leaves, blackcurrants and dried herbs. The chocolate is very much of the darkest style imaginable. Generous with incredible length and a seductive texture, the wine is showing near perfect balance, through to satiny tannins. Enjoy this over the next twenty to twenty-five years.