2018 John Duval Shiraz Entity
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Dark, bright-rimmed purple. Smoke-accented black and blue fruit and mocha scents, with subtle mocha and cracked pepper nuances in the background. Smooth and broad on the palate, offering sweet cassis and cherry-vanilla flavors that pick up a suave floral note on the back half. Shows surprising energy for its heft and finishes extremely long and spicy with recurring smokiness and mounting tannins lending shape.
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Josh Raynolds
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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Hints of cedar join mint, pepper and bold berry fruit on the nose of the 2018 Entity Shiraz. Boysenberry and blueberry notes round out the medium to full-bodied palate, filling in any gaps in the plush-textured tannins and lingering on the softly dusty finish. This is a classically styled Barossa Shiraz, drinkable now and for the next decade or more.