Curtis Family Vineyards Ancestor Shiraz 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Curtis Family Vineyards Ancestor Shiraz 2022.

Curtis Family Vineyards Ancestor Shiraz 2022
$180, 14.5% alcohol, DIAM cork, McLaren Vale.

Take dark berried fruit flavours and make them into a mountain. That’s the kind of richness that we have on offer here. Blackberries, violets, mints, roasted plums and chocolate flavours come infused with vanilla, woodsmoke and cedar. The effect is imposing, impressive and seductive at once. There’s a fineness to the tannin, a fine but effective etch, which gives the wine shape but also serves to highlight the richness of flavour on offer. 94 points.

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

When you pick up a wine book and see thousands of top-scoring wines, it’s hard to know which wine to choose. Mattinson guides you through this maze, giving you an honest view of the best Australian wines, the best wine stories, the best wine producers, the best value wines and simply, the best tasting wines. Importantly, Mattinson will tell you about the top-rated wines and also about the underrated wines. In short, Mattinson knows Australian wines inside and out.

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