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

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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