Millon Estate The Royal GSM 2017

Every time I see Millon Estate I write Million Estate…. This is a tick up on the Shiraz, if also a little syrupy. 12 months in new and used French oak. Round red Grenache fruit is the star here – red raspberry fruit, with almost glacé fruits. It’s sweet fruited and concentrated, a little warm and simple, but lots of flavour. Would be a fair buy at $25-$30, but not quite at the $45 level. Best drinking: Now to ten years. 17.5/20, 91/100. 14%, $45. Would I buy it? Not really.

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Andrew Graham
Almost 25 years ago I started working in a small bottleshop, largely to buy cheap beer. There, I met my first two loves - wine and craft beer, and they took over my life. Two decades later and I spend my days as a journalist, buyer, wine show judge, marketer and drinks industry consultant.

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Millon Estate The Royal GSM 2017