Product Overview
90 Points, “Smart Buys”, 62 on “Top 100 Wines of 2022” – Wine Spectator“Dense, dark and fleshy, featuring notes of black licorice, iodine, blackberry, blueberry and black tea, with a thread of minerality and herbal accents that gain intensity on the finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases made, 2,500 cases imported.” -MW, 10/31/22
88 Points – Wine Advocate“The 2019 Samuel’s Collection Shiraz is juicy and bright and well handled; the plushness of fruit here is representative of early-drinking Barossa, and it’s shaped by fine tannins. All in hand and done well. Good.” -EL, 9/15/22
87 Points – Wine Enthusiast“Plump, savory and lucid, this Shiraz opens with notes of plum jelly, bay leaf, ground black pepper and a hint of chocolatey oak influence. The palate is full figured but with a lift of acidity and a soft line of spicy tannins that tug gently on the plummy fruit. There’s some heat from the alcohol and it’s a bit pointy elbowed, but makes for straightforward weeknight drinking.” -CP, 9/1/23
