John Duval Wines 'Eligo' Shiraz

John Duval Wines 'Eligo' Shiraz

$128.00
6 + $115.20 each
12 + $106.88 each
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Variety

Shiraz

Vintage

2018

Size

750ml

Country

Australia

State

South Australia

Region

Barossa Valley

Description

Very deep, saturated purple/red colour, with a smoky, graphite, charcoal and ironstone bouquet, complex and classic Barossa. The palate adds dark chocolate. The wine is powerful, concentrated, fleshy and dense, with ample tannins that are supple and ripe, contributing to a palate that has impeccable line and length. An outstanding Barossa shiraz, drinking well already but with many years ahead of it.  97 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Opaque ruby, it ripples with blackberry, roasted meat, gravy and soy sauce aromas well framed by exceptional quality oak. The palate is a powerhouse of ripe, dark and plush fruits that are forceful, but not overbearing. That fruit sits over a bed of mouthcoating tannins and quite vibrant acidity while retaining a silky mouthful. Structure helps to tighten up the palate keeping focus as layers of Bay leaf and spice come into the frame on a long, seamless finish marked by pinpoint balance. It’s a super vintage of Eligo with twenty years plus ahead of it. 97 points, Angus Hughson Wine Pilot

The first Eden Valley dominant Eligo (70%) with the Barossa Valley parcel coming from Adrian Hoffmann’s Ebenezer vineyard. From an excellent vintage, this has a very fragrant nose, with fresh roasted spices and a cedary-oak thread that opens to cocoa powder, redcurrants, peaches, pomegranates, blueberries and blackberries. So, so youthful. The palate is very plush, fleshy and long. Flavour-soaked with rich and fresh blackberry and red-plum flavours. Long cellaring life here. An excellent Eligo. 96 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com