Schoolhouse Headmaster Coonawarra Shiraz 2021
95 Points - Sam Kim
Fabulously fruited and inviting with dark berry, warm spice, olive and toasted almond characters, it's wonderfully flavoursome and richly textured in the mouth offering concentration as well as refinement.
Lingering and silky, it's hugely appealing.
At its best: now to 2035
Coonawarra shiraz is mostly overshadowed by the region’s cabernet sauvignon – easy to do given the decades of accolades the latter has garnered.
Don’t do that here, as this northern Coonawarra grown iteration delivers much of what shiraz can do in the better blocks of the Limestone Coast, and sits very comfortably in its cooler climate styling.
Plenty of bright fruits of the forest berry vibes going on, tethered to a typical regional dusty background.
Good energy in the palate and vitality in the backbone, lip-smacking fruit and fine tannin finishing touches, all within a medium to full bodied style.