Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz 2020
- 94
- $80
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A brooding swathe of musty dark fruits and savoury spice lift from the glass. Dark cherry, graphite, blackberry, coal, black pepper, sea salt in dark chocolate and ground coffee to start, with toasted nuts and cedar beneath. Brooding, yes, but elegant, too. A full bodied palate coats the mouth with a creamy texture wrapping around mocha, black fruits, earth, dark chocolate and cedar wood before ribbons of assertive chalky, mocha-laced tannins pull it all into line and length. There’s loads of power here, a good kick of complexity, and weighty texture.
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.
