Domaine Naturaliste 'Rachis' Syrah 2018

"The sheer power and intensity of this wine are utterly exceptional - it's as if two 750ml bottles had been compressed by some arcane process into a single bottle. Neither the modest alcohol nor the Margaret River provenance give a clue about the clash of cymbals on the palate, black fruits shutting all else back into the cellar for a minimum of 5 years maturation." 95pts - James Halliday - Wine Companion

"Blue fruit and dark cherry, liquorice, black pepper and choc-hazelnut, green tea and cold roast beef. It’s medium-bodied, peppery and nutty, wheat and spice of whole bunch character, twigs and twiggy tannin, volume of fruit but set to savoury. Finish is meaty and spicy, with purple fruit sweetness trailing. Top end bunchy Margaret River Shiraz; some will like it more, some will like it less." 93pts - Gary Walsh - WineFront