Springs Road Kangaroo Island Shiraz 2022
- 92
- $35
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Darkly toned in both fruit and savouriness, this Shiraz nevertheless carries a surprising levity. It opens with a lick of cedar before layering blackberry, blood plum, old leather, liquorice, bitumen, grilled meat and black pepper. A pressed floral note floats above the darker elements, while the fruit expands with air without losing savoury complexity. The palate mirrors the nose, juicy with blackberry and plum sitting above cedar, black pepper, leather, liquorice and meat. The wine remains lifted and avoids heaviness, finished with a sheath of fine-grained tannins framing an iodine-laced close. With time, it relaxes into a smart, medium-bodied expression that offers excellent value.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
