Hither & Yon Shiraz Cabernet 2013 (McLaren Vale, SA)
14.9%, Screwcap, $35
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This is a biggun.
Big, slick and ultra ripe with much of everything – black and blue fruit, sweet vanilla oak and raw tannins to finish.
It’s a wine of impact, black fruit and alcohol, bult in a style that is unquestioning in its super smooth intensity, but also firm, boozy and anything but graceful, lacking some of the composure that the 2012 was blessed with.
I can appreciate the grandiose style, but don’t think I could drink more than a glass of this.
Still, patience will be richly rewarded…
Source: Sample
Tasted: September 2014
Drink: 2016-2026+
Score: 17/20, 90/100+
Would I buy it? Not yet.
Buy online: Hither & Yon website
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