The 2021 King's Wood Shiraz is super good, with concentrated, black cherries, rose petals, wet asphalt (must be the rainy day today), black pepper, mulberry, star anise, raspberries and more, more, more. It has a lot packed in but is not crowded. There's a good feeling here. It is effortless, impactful and pleasurable. It's all "come hither," this wine. It was made with 20% whole bunches, with a wild ferment, all free run and matured in 25-hectoliter French foudre, 50% new, for 16 months. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

Full-bodied and firm, with good intensity to the blueberry and blackberry flavors at the core, with dried herbs, black pepper, loam and savory green olive and tobacco details. Drink now through 2030. 800 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / McLaren Vale Select to Add

Luscious fruit defines this 2020 King's Wood Shiraz, but it morphs through the middle palate with shades of meat, red licorice, dark chocolate and mulberry—it’s very sweet in character. There is blackberry, raspberry and licorice on the nose, however on day two it feels much softer and lighter, with deli meat, star anise, clove bud, green tea and layers of red apple, eucalypt and crushed granite. Kind of a loose, sandy disposition. Really impressive. Dappled and beautiful.

Blueberries, blackberries and hints of espresso mingle on the nose of the 2019 King's Wood Shiraz, which matured in a large (2,500-liter) foudre. Without obvious wood impact and with 25% whole bunches, it's reminiscent of a good Saint-Joseph, melding fruity and savory notes into a harmonious whole. Medium to full-bodied, it's supple on the palate, with just a hint of menthol appearing on the long, silky finish.

Fragrant and complex, red licorice and framboise mingle with blueberry and raspberry flavors. Candied violet and blood orange notes follow, with terrific precision and polish. Drink now through 2030. 1,000 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / McLaren Vale Select to Add