2022 Moss Brothers Fidium Shiraz

94 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

It’s stylish and enticing with dark berry, rich floral, warm spice and toasty oak aromas on the nose. The palate offers plush mouthfeel with succulent fruit intensity combined with savoury nuances, making it complex and seductive. Wonderfully framed by polished tannins, finishing sturdy and robust.

94 POINTS

Ken Gargett - Winepilot

The team here suggest that this beautiful Margaret River Shiraz would be “perfectly paired with a Mexican slow cooked pulled pork served with fresh homemade tortillas”. Or perhaps you could just drink it, as that does seem a lot of work to go to, if one wants to enjoy a bottle of wine. Either way, it is a wine which is worth it. Pumping over and plunging took place twice a day after ferment before transfer to barrels for maturation. This is a powerful wine, with coiled force and concentration. A hint of tar with the blackberries, chocolate, espresso, coffee grinds and toasty oak. Good structure here, with focus, length and power. There is real grip, with the firm tannins. Leave it for at least two to three years, if possible, and then enjoy over the following decade.

92 POINTS

Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas - JamesSuckling.com

An inky, spicy shiraz with licorice, blackberries and touches of cardamom and sweet spices. The palate is full-bodied with polished tannins and a textural finish. Fleshy yet subdued, with a clean and focused finish.

Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion

A little dusty at first. Dark plums meet red plums, lots of woodsy spices, clove and the like; full bodied, rich and ripe with dark chocolate and licorice. The palate is big and oaky, sweet vanillin oak, too much wood and it clips the finish, drying it out and the tannins are somewhat brutish as a result. Definitely needs hearty fare.