Allegiance Wines The Artisan McLaren Vale Reserve Shiraz 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
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Allegiance Wines The Artisan McLaren Vale Reserve Shiraz 2021
$65, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

Soft, almost syrupy flavours of sweet plum, coconut oil, vanilla and peppercorn come purring through the palate. I guess that you could call this old school but it’s a seductive rendition thereof. It sits firmly on the bold side of medium weight, it’s well sustained throughout, and its meaty/charry spice notes on the finish are an apt complement to the wine as a whole. If hearty shiraz is your go, you will enjoy this. 93 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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