Krondorf

Stone Altar Shiraz 2021

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  Vintage 2021
  97 points

Give highly talented winemakers, who intimately understand their subject (in this case, Barossa Shiraz) superbly produced fruit, and look what happens!Give highly talented winemakers, who intimately understand their subject (in this case, Barossa Shiraz) superbly produced fruit, and look what happens!? An irresistibly unctuous iteration of the genre is what happens! Black, purple, and crimson-hued, opaque, with a sweet red licorice nose, a touch of deep red rose petal, then supple flavours of blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, licorice, and anise. Effortless in its intensity, long and spiced with super-fine tannins. Elegantly plush, with awesome plump generosity. Well-judged supporting French oak brings added class to the wine. A sheer joy to drink now, and with great cellaring potential. An irresistibly unctuous iteration of the genre is what happens! Black, purple, and crimson-hued, opaque, with a sweet red licorice nose, a touch of deep red rose petal, then supple flavours of blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, licorice, and anise. Effortless in its intensity, long and spiced with super-fine tannins. Elegantly plush, with awesome plump generosity. Well-judged supporting French oak brings added class to the wine. A sheer joy to drink now, and with great cellaring potential.

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  Vintage 2021
  95 points

Deep, dark and incredibly opaque in the glass. Dark fruited aromas of plum, mulberry, sweet spice, anise and mocha. The palate is full of plum, mulberry, spice, plum pudding and sweet oak. Rich, fleshy, decadent and opulently flavoured; there’s full-bore dark, fleshy fruit then some pretty serious tannin, and lively acidity kicks in to keep all in check