St Hallett Higher Earth Syrah 2021
- 93+
- $60
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Opaque ruby colour. Pan juice umami, blackberry, black cherry, black tea, rosemary, brown and black spice, a touch of graphite. Lovely enticing complexity thanks to the umami and spice notes. It’s brooding, though with a velvety foil. The palate is full bodied and round, with sweet pops of ripe blackberry gliding through the mouth along with mulberry, nutmeg, earth, black cherry liqueur, and liquorice. A good vein of chalky tannins offset the thickness and frame it all to a long close with the help of blackberry-drenched acidity. This is bold, sweet fruited, round, and sapid but it works thanks to its balance, complexity and structure. A food wine for sure.
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.
