McWilliam’s Wines 660 Reserve Shiraz 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of McWilliam’s Wines 660 Reserve Shiraz 2024.

McWilliam’s Wines 660 Reserve Shiraz 2024
$25, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Canberra District.

This is a juicy, elegant, engaging red wine with ripe, red cherried flavours as the main driver. Pepper, musk and roasted spice notes are minor players – just enough to put a tick beside the word ‘savoury’ – but from start to finish this is a fruit-driven wine, with red licorice flavours emerging as the wine breathes. There are floral highlights here and a soft, velvety aspect to the texture too. In short, there’s good drinking to be had here. 91 points.

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This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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