Sorby Adams Le Verrier Shiraz 2021

The wine is named in honour of Simon Adams’ ancestor, John Couch Adams, who was one of the mathematicians who proved the existence of Neptune. Le Verrier is, apparently, one of the five Rings of Neptune. The wine spent two years maturing in French oak hogsheads, 30% new. It is sealed with QORK. An opaque maroon hue, this is a big, bold, full-flavoured, full throttle Barossa Shiraz, from a superb vintage. Notes of black fruits, licorice, coffee beans, dark chocolate and plums abound. Seamless in structure with bright acidity and sleek tannins, this is very long, with good concentration throughout. Big and powerful, expect this to provide pleasure for at least the next twelve to fifteen years.