Description / Reviews
This pack includes:
1 btl 2020 vintage (RRP $129) -
51% Barossa Shiraz, 49% McLaren Vale Grenache
"This immediately enticing and complete wine draws you in with its intriguing blend of ethereal aromas with more than a passing resemblance to fine Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Suave dark cherry, charcuterie, peppery spice, raspberry and roasted meat aromas deliver power and subtlety, beautifully matched to sweet oak. The Shiraz and Grenache then come together superbly to deliver a mouthfilling palate with fantastic fruit density plus a rich velvety texture underlined by firm tannins that builds to peacock’s tail finish. Seriously impressive." - 97 Points, Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot
Good depth of colour and hue, there are some char-oak aromas but the bouquet while clean and fresh is a bit shy. The palate has ironstone and graphite as well as char-oak over rich plummy fruit and pleasingly supple tannins giving it an agreeably soft texture. It's young and straightforward now and would reward cellaring. Concentrated and velvet-smooth, with a tremendously long aftertaste. Great potential." - 96 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
1 btl 2021 vintage (RRP $129) -
51% Grenache, 49% Shiraz
"A superb wine in which the components mesh together perfectly. Seamless texture, fleshy richness, intensity and balance. An outstanding example of the style." - 96 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
"The 2021 Distant Light Grenache Shiraz is polished and spicy and supple, with an unbroken flow of flavor across the palate. The tannins from both Shiraz and Grenache swirl in concert, like a perfectly linked DNA chain from front to back. The wine is polished and succulent, with saturated red and black fruits. The Grenache component is from Blewitt Springs and Clarendon in McLaren Vale, and the Shiraz is from the Barossa, Ebenezer and Mengler's Hill. Talk about blending super regions and super varieties. It's a glossy wine, totally lustrous and sleek. Between you and me, the tannins manage to retain their savory/earthy/gritty countenance amid the sea of fruit, and this juxtaposition is the secret to its success." - 95 Points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
1 btl 2022 vintage (RRP $129) -
62.5% Grenache, 37.5% Shiraz
"The 2022 Distant Light Grenache Shiraz represents the marriage of two regions and two varieties. Featuring McLaren Vale Grenache (Blewitt Springs and Clarendon) and Barossa Shiraz (Ebenezer and Mengler Hill), this seamlessly merges tannin, fruit and place. This wine feels a tad lighter in fruit volume than my memory of the last vintage, with high-toned fruit and a grounding of dark tannin beneath. There's black cherry, blood plum, resinous, charry black things and a smattering of exotic spice. Firm and yet almost fine, in its way. Opulently tannic, however." - 93 Points, Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
