J&S Fielke Shiraz 2024

From grapes off Inkwell’s organic vineyard in Tatachilla, McLaren Vale and their entry for the 2024 Hacking The Future of Shiraz Project. This is such a McLaren Vale expression, full of brambly fruits, blueberry and chocolate. Carbonically macerated for 14 days prior to a natural fermentation and hand plunged daily for a month. Elevage took place for only 9 months, in used French oak, so there is a heck of a lot of vibrancy, colour, tannin and freshness. Never thought you’d see those descriptors in the same sentence, eh? Silky, all enveloping, the flavours are super intense, with tertiary notes of soy and preserved vine leaves. Luminous color, the flavours on steroids and the tannins are silky, slippery and mineral. A phenomenal wine of classicism and newness, very much of its place, yet with incredibly adept winemaking. Like all their wines, ridiculous value for money. Norris at Waters Wine Co