Spinifex

La Maline

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  Vintage 2021
  95 points

“Talk about nailing it. This slots straight into the realms of the glorious. It’s meaty, spicy, jammed with well-ripened fruit and just so well structured; so persistent. Plums and exotic spices, floral lifts, some undergrowth, some game. It feels filigreed; it feels certain. The complexity here, in a silken/seamless context, is right up there.” 95 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

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  Vintage 2018
  97 points

Very complex and fragrant red cherries, boysenberries and raspberries here with pepper, forest wood, gun smoke and brown spices, as well as tarry notes. The palate has a succulent, dense and powerful feel with plenty of rich-fruit weight and a very concentrated, red to dark-fruit feel. Intense and long. Majestic, rich blackberries and blood plums cruise through the finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 97 points, Nick Stock, Jamessuckling.com.au.