St John’s Road Reserve Blood and Courage Barossa Shiraz 2020

For their Reserve, the team select the best eight barrels of Shiraz from the vintage. The wine spent eighteen months maturing in their very finest new French oak barriques. A maroon colour here, the nose exhibits alluring notes of chocolate, cassis, plums, delicatessen meats, black fruits and well-integrated oak. The wine is focused, seamless and supple, with plush cushiony tannins. A flick of acidity helps carry proceedings. Very good length here, it will provide attractive drinking over the next eight to ten years. There is a poise and a purity here that really does appeal.