Best Shiraz of 2010 - Jeni Port!
Campbell Mattinson 93 Points!
Tim White 95 Points!
Best Shiraz of 2010 - Jeni Port!"We've celebrated shiraz's machismo, now let's celebrate its feminine side. Former chef and sommelier Adam Foster at Syrahmi is making one of the prettiest, most ethereal Heathcote shirazes going. His 2008 Maelstrom shiraz was from a vintage Foster declared "out of control, stressful, manic"."
Jeni Port, The Age Epicure December 13, 2010
Campbell Mattinson 93 Points!"This 2008 Maelstrom Shiraz is the best Syrahmi red I have yet tasted - by a fair margin. I still think the price is a stretch, but it's a gorgeous wine to drink.
Very lifted. Very peppery. Very meaty and alive. It's the kind of red you'd label as 'exotic'. It tastes too of licorice and red jelly beans, blackberry and toast. It has fine, chalky tannins and a fresh, clean, delicious finish. A wine you just want to drink and drink and drink. And smell - the aromas here are terrific. It needs a bit more punch to warrant a higher rating - though for drinking enjoyment, it's right up there. My kind of wine."
The Wine Front, 2009
Tim White 95 Points!" The best Syrahmi to date (the wine debuted with the '04 vintage). This has mown grass and super-raspberry coulis fruit in the nose, a touch of bacon fat smokiness too: smells seriously good. Some apricot. Forest berry sweet in the mouth, but also tight and tangy with fine dry, building tannins. Mouth-watering to close: a delicious supple red."
Tim White- The Financial Review, 2009
"Adam Foster is the sommelier at the Lake House in Daylesford, one of regional Australia's most outstanding restaurants. He's also a winemaker of considerable ability, as is underlined by this impressive shiraz made from fruit grown at Heathcote in central Victoria. It's a powerful and expressive wine with toasty oak prominent but also shows some restraint - not an easy trick to pull off. Fabulous drinking even in its youth."
Winsor Dobbin, Feb 2010
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Heathcote
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
