2022 Jim Barry Watervale Shiraz

91 POINTS

Erin Larkin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2022 Watervale Shiraz is the pigeon-pair to the tremendous value-for-money Watervale Riesling, which retails in Australia for around $23 AUD. Here, the Watervale Shiraz is fragrant and perfumed on the nose, with abundant red and black fruits, cold tea notes and layers of pomegranate. This is very impressive and offers attractive asphalt/petrichor/rose petal notes on the palate. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

90 POINTS

Mike Bennie - Halliday Wine Companion

This doesn't miss the trick of richness, providing a hearty, lusty red for those seeking heartland shiraz from Clare Valley. Bold strikes of choc-cherry, raspberry, dark chocolate with requisite sweet spices, choc-mint and faint game-meat characters. It's one speed, but delivers a generosity that should please a legion of flavour-packed red wine fans.