Syrahmi 2018 XV Shiraz Shiraz (Heathcote)
Editors' Choice
The landscape of this small label by Adam Foster is one of the most dramatically pre-historic in all of Australia. The Heathcote region is known for powerful yet fresh, perfumed Shiraz, and this is an excellent example. Heady aromas of cherry and blackberry cordial, dried violets, baking spice and slight minty, medicinal notes float from the glass at first sniff. Chiseled, chalk-dust tannins tighten up the fruit, floral and spice characters on the midweight palate, and a mineral streak is present throughout. Drink now through 2028. Christina Pickard
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