Turkey Flat Stonewell Shiraz 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Turkey Flat Stonewell Shiraz 2024.

Turkey Flat Stonewell Shiraz 2024
AU$125, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

Single vineyard Barossa Valley shiraz from the Stonewell Vineyard on Seppeltsfield Road. Matured in 100% French oak, 45% new.

A significant volume of dark, inky, blackberried fruit flavour comes walled with a significant spread of firm, dry, authoritative tannin. The word monumental springs to mind, though balance too is a key feature – within a context of all-over size. Musk, plum, dark chocolate, asphalt, rust, roasted peppercorns and saltbush notes all play roles, though all too come rolled as one. There’s a bright, saturated-red-roses element to this wine which is most beguiling. There’s genuine swagger too, served as svelte as you can imagine. 96 points – Campbell Mattinson.

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.

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