2010 Hill of Grace Shiraz
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Medium garnet in color, the 2010 Shiraz Hill of Grace reveals a slightly reticent yet beguiling nose of kirsch, dried mulberries and plum preserves with nuances of star anise, potpourri, cloves, dusty earth and menthol. Medium to full-bodied with youthfully taut, mouth-filling perfumed berry preserves and exotic spice flavors, the fruit is well framed by rounded, polished tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with incredible length. It could still benefit from 2-4 years in bottle before entering its drinking window but is already stunning.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
James Halliday
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The signature spice and sage leaf are here, and it’s bursting with an array of dark-brown spice aromas and pepper. The fruits run from raspberry tinges through to deep blackberry, cassis, blueberry and blue plums. Best from 2022.
From a very good vintage, the colour shows no sign of age, the bouquet and palate reminiscent of a Beethoven symphony, throbbing with power, its black fruits in a web of fine, ripe tannins, building inexorably to the last movement, constantly revisiting and rephrasing all that has gone before. Sep 2015, www.winecompanion.com.au, Drink by: 2050
Showstopping aromas – smoked meat, juicy blackberry fruit and dustings of black pepper. Wonderful aromatic range. Minty hints, but nothing dominates; there is perfect harmony and gentleness. This has the rare quality of the finest wines, where the flavour transcends description and you just have pure pleasure instead. Extraordinary. Mar 2016, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2015-2030