Sequent Shiraz 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Sequent Shiraz 2021.

Sequent Shiraz 2021
$50, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

This is shiraz from the northern Barossa Valley, matured in a mix of new and used French oak.

This is very good. It has plenty of flavour but it’s the finesse of the tannin that really elevates it. It’s five years old and it shows some signs of development, which only adds to its drinkability. It tastes of roasted plums and beef stock, leather and violets, sweet black cherries and smoked dark chocolate. Everything is in good shape and in good form. It all rings and carries out nicely through the finish too. 93 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 (founded in 2002, and the home of Australia’s best Australian wine reviews) and 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.

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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