2020 Tonic Reserve Shiraz

Well, this is a very nice wine! Floral, liquorice, hazelnut, a little pepper and spice, fresh blackberry and black tea. It’s perfumed, earthy, all sooty but supple tannin, soft but balanced acidity, fleshy and plump, cocoa and coffee bean, distinct violet thing happening too, and a soft gummy tannin finish that carries very long. Wonderful. Really different, and so beautifully made. It’s a delight. – 95 points, Gary Walsh, The Winefront