Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah 2022.

Michael Hall Mount Torrens Syrah 2022
$60, 13.6% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

Michael Hall is a star of the Adelaide Hills, Barossa and Eden Valley regions. Every wine he makes is meticulous and every wine is (very) good. This shiraz, which includes 94% whole bunches in its (wild) ferment, is yet more evidence of the excellent of this producer. The tannin here in intricate and superbly well balanced; the fruit is lively, meaty and complex at once; the spice and floral top notes add both class and pleasure; and the finish is beautifully well sustained. Everything is in excellent shape here. 95 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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