St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2022
- 94
- $60
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Opaque with a purple rim. Dusty oak melds with coffee grounds, dark chocolate, plum and blackberry jam with an undercurrent campfire ash, brown spice and gentle peppercorn. A swirl of the glass allows the fruit sweetness to fill into the savouriness making it all fit together. There’s class and restraint to the aromas, and the palate follows suit with a coolness to the fruit. Blackberry and black plum make way for dark chocolate, baking spices, and ground coffee before fine, grainy tannins frame it up for an elegant and poised finish. There’s richness and concentration here, but it’s well controlled, precise, and long drawn.
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.
