Tim Smith Barossa Shiraz 2017

Bold with flavour, warm with alcohol, well balanced, neither simple nor boring, and satisfying all the way through. In short it’s a good looking shiraz. Blackberry, tar, peppercorns, deli meat and whispers of malty oak. It would be a better wine if the alcohol showed a touch less but when it comes with such fruit intensity, it’s hard to complain. Great flavour. 92 points – Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront