Oakdene

William Shiraz 2021

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  Vintage 2021
  95 points

Fermented in small open vats with 15% whole bunches. Matured in French oak barriques (30% new) for 16 months. A bright, medium crimson-ruby red. Complex with aromas of red and blue fruits, white and black pepper and well-handled floral, spicy whole bunch characters. Medium bodied, this has both good depth and structure and while it's approachable now (with food), my feeling is that it's totally worth putting a few bottles away for five to 10 years.

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  Vintage 2021
  93 points The Real Review

Rich ruby red colour. Blue fruits, wakame and vegetable stock aromas. Medium to full with rich blue and red fruits that are well integrated and balanced by savoury vege stock and undergrowth notes. Palate suggests a good amount of whole bunch and it has been worked very well, tannins are still fine and ripe so the length is noticeable and the finish fine and precise