McLaren Vale Shiraz
Usual Suspects
Shiraz can often be too big and obvious - too much alcohol, too much oak, too much dead fruit, too much of everything. The Usual Suspects simply isn't like this. It's what McLaren Vale does best - vibrant fruit, complexity, elegance, balance and style. 'Thinking' shiraz that evolves and reveals itself as you progress through the bottle.
RRP AU$20.00 | ORDER NOW
Wine Press and Accolades
The Age, Epicure Wine & Food - Ralph Kyte Powell, Autumn 2010
01 March 2010
2008 Usual Suspects McLaren Vale Shiraz: 4 Stars
“Not as full-bodied as typical McLaren Vale Shiraz, this likeable young wine has a soft aroma that suggests plums, loganberries, earth and sweet spices with an attractive musky, viognier like touch. It's silky and fine in the mouth, with easy-going balance and soft tannins”
Big Red Wine Book 2010/2011 - Campbell Mattinson & Gary Walsh
01 January 2011
2008 Usual Suspects McLaren Vale Shiraz: 90 Points
“Don't take this the wrong way, but this is a 'turn your brain off' kind of wine. Don't think too hard, just sit back and enjoy it. It's pretty, almost floral, with juicy blood-plum flavours, milk chocolate and cedary oak. It's plump, sweet and hugely drinkable. There might be a touch of bitter, dried herbs on the finish but by then you're certain to have been thoroughly seduced. DRINK 2010 - 2012.”
Big Red Wine Book 2009/2010, Campbell Mattinson & Gary Walsh
01 January 2010
2006 Usual Suspects McLaren Vale Shiraz: 90 points, Top 100 Wines for $20 or Less
“This shiraz if full of sweet, dark grape flavour. Bloody delicious. It tastes of chocolate, raspberries and sweet, dried out grapes, the lot tempered by fine, smooth skinned tannins...”
