Sidewood

Mappinga Shiraz

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  Vintage 2017
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion

Hand-picked, fermented with 25-50% whole bunches, or crushed and destemmed, matured in French oak (35% new). In Adelaide Hills terms is full-bodied thanks to its rich display of blackberry, dark cherries and plum, which dome with licorice, black pepper and spices. The tannins are firm, but in balance.

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  Vintage 2017
  86 points The Real Review

Dense, vegetal and ripe fruit aromas, with a meaty, funky, smoked smallgoods note. The palate is almost syrupy in its texture and has a massive quota of tannin. Big, high-alcohol wine with very rich flavour but also quite astringent and oaky. Thick, chewy texture that persists. It needs time but the future is uncertain as it's not clean.