Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Koomilya DC Block Shiraz 2022.

Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2022
$150, 14% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

I’m a bit late to the party with this wine; it’s had the odd accolade in Australia. But now that I’ve tasted the three Koomilya single-block releases from the 2022 vintage, this is the best of them. It’s super-firm, super-concentrated, super-imposing and super-svelte, though at all points it feels authentic and true. Ripe plums, fresh red roses, cedar, earth, twiggy herbs and a gentle run of malt. There are whispers of graphite and even bitumen, and a touch of mint, but every step feels authoritative and deliberate. 96 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 both The Winefront site (the home of Australia’s best wine reviews) and of Mattinson Photography.

Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer 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 national Best Australian Sports Writing Award. In 2026 three of his photographs were short-listed for the World Food Photography Awards.

Campbell Mattinson is a storyteller. He is a journalist, a photographer, a filmmaker and a wine critic, and in all of these mediums his prime motive is to tell people's stories.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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