Twelftree Adams Road Shiraz 2021

This was such a good vintage in McLaren vale and Blewitt Springs, and it shows itself superbly in this excellent wine. There’s lots of power here, but it’s perfectly controlled and harnessed to release into its sustained finish. The aromas are spicy, dried herb and dark plummy blackberry. The palate has a firm richness and concentration with even hints of dark chocolate and lightly dusted coffee grinds. But it is that punchy, intense fruit that triumphs and emerges in the finish. It’s a wine of tremendous brightness and energy.