Teakle Shiraz 2021
- 91
- $36
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From the Teakle vineyard in Port Lincoln. Charred game meat, rhubarb, black pepper, black olive, blackberry, coal, and a glimmer of dried rosemary define the aromas. It’s savoury and brooding aromatically, with air bringing everything together and making it call out for food. The palate is deep and lush but doesn’t descend to weightiness, with notes much akin to the nose. Blackberry, meat, black plum, black pepper and coal with black olive and dried herbs in support. The tannins are fine-but-firm with a grainy texture, adding some mocha-like bitterness through the finish. I like the savouriness of this wine – it sits above the fruit nicely adding dimension and complexity to a good level given the relatively modest price point.
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.
