La Pleiade Shiraz 2013

Estate-grown; as usual, fermented in an open wax-lined concrete vat, matured for 12 months in new and second-use French barriques. Takes full-bodied shiraz onto a new level, so dense is the complex web of black fruits, licorice and spice, achieving this without the intrusion of alcohol or heavy tannins. To drink it now or soon would be vinocide, but some will be unable to avoid that sin. Drink By: 2053. Score - 96. (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2017)