Seppeltsfield Barossa Valley Shiraz from South Australia is a richly expressive, full-bodied red sourced from across the Barossa's celebrated Western Ridge vineyards, where the ancient alluvial soils and warm Mediterranean climate produce Shiraz of deep concentration and effortless generosity.

It opens with an opulent nose of dark damson, ripe boysenberry, roasted licorice root, and a seductive waft of espresso and dried sage, leading to a velvety, plush palate with a core of dark stone fruit, well-integrated oak, and a lingering finish of bitter chocolate and iron-rich earth. Serve it at room temperature and enjoy it now through 2033 as the tannins soften and the wine's complexity deepens. (Natalie Maclean, 2026.)

93 Points - James Suckling