Sorby Adams The Reverend Canon Barossa Shiraz 2022

The fruit here is a mix from the Barossa and Eden Valleys. The oak treatment is the same as for the Vicar of Toft, three years in tight grained French oak hogsheads from Francois Frere and Taransaud, although only 20% were new. The relevant Reverend Canon was winemaker Simon Adams’ great uncle, who moved from Singapore to the Barossa in the 1950s. Inky black/maroon, aromas on the nose weave through coffee beans, cassis, mocha and chocolate. There is noticeable oak here, vanillin notes to the fore, but integration continues apace. This is a wine for the long haul. A supple and intense palate, sleek texture and a lingering finish through to fine, satiny tannins, it will easily handle fifteen to twenty years.