Description Excellent 95pts, Gold McLaren Vale Shiraz, which “has muscle, but it also has a core of ripe, plush fruit. It offers a smorgasbord of richness from woodsy spices, oak and lots of tannin… an appealing savoury edge” (Jane Faulkner, The Halliday Wine Companion). Makes impressive drinking.
The Langhorne Creek wine region is one of five wine regions forming the Fleurieu zone which is located to the south of Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The Langhorne Creek wine region extends southeast of the town. The region has just 24 wineries and as of 2014, the most common plantings in the Langhorne Creek wine region were Shiraz, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Merlot. Alternatively, red wine varietals account for 82.1% of plantings while white wines varietals account for 17% of plantings.