Di Fabio Bush Vine Reserve Shiraz 2016

Written By Campbell Mattinson
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Di Fabio Bush Vine Reserve Shiraz 2016
$80, 14.6% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale

This wine, tasted in December 2024, is just about to turn nine years old. It’s now fully mature but at the same time, it still has quite a deal of life left in it. It tastes of chocolate, blackberry, leather and saltbush, and while age has lightened things off a little, it still feels soft, creamy and satisfying. Indeed it still has a brighter, more raspberried note running through the core of flavour here, which helps to keep things lively. If you’re looking for a mature wine to drink, this wine fits the bill. 91 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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