Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz 2021

TROPHY – Australian Red – International Wine Challenge, 2024

TROPHY – South Australian Red, International Wine Challenge, 2024

TROPHY – South Australian Shiraz, International Wine Challenge, 2024

TROPHY – Adelaide Hills Shiraz, International Wine Challenge, 2024

“Scented, intense notes of eucalyptus, medicinal herbs and balsamic spice. Refreshing and alive in the mouth with blue and black fruits and a firm refreshing tannic structure.” IWC

Ned Goodwin MW, jamessuckling.com 97pts 

“A scintillating nose of mace, clove, blue-fruit persuasions, lilac, pepper-dried salumi, fennel seed and kelp, akin to nori of the sort found at Tokyo’s arsenal of exceptional sushi counters. On the slightly richer side of mid-weighted. Yet, the slippery skein of tannin is so immaculately placed that there is neither heat nor an ounce of sloppy, sweet fruit. Everything is compressed into a polished bone of tension and savory refinement. The acidity is saline and lathered with tapenade. More of a syrah from an external perspective. An irrefutably brilliant one. I wish I had more to cellar, given the wine’s noble stature. A ringer for refined Cornas, if not an oxymoron. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.”