Spinifex Moppa Shiraz 2021

"A very big and very young shiraz with a great future." Huon Hooke

“Very deep, concentrated purple-red colour that stains the glass. Concentrated and powerful to sniff and taste with impressive depth of dark fruits, tar, bitumen dried herbs and black pepper; the palate is full-bodied and powerful, dense and rich, fleshy and profound with enduring length. Blackberry and licorice, a riot of flavour: it's an exercise in power delivered with elegance. A very big and very young shiraz with a great future.” 96 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

“This is a serious Barossa shiraz. Serious colour, serious depth, serious flavour. It’s a plush wine, ripped with cedarwood and violet, blackberry and saturated plum flavours, with runs of dark chocolate and spearmint purring throughout. There’s a deceptive amount of tannin here too; deceptive because it’s so velvety, and so well integrated into the fruit. This is a bold wine. Big. Soft. Rich. And emphatic.” 95 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

This 3.5-acre vineyard is located in the Moppa sub-region of the Barossa, an elevated zone in the north-west, and has been a source of exceptional Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro for Spinifex since 2005.

"The grower is a very reserved gentleman," says Pete Schell, "understated and modest. But of all the growers that we purchase fruit from, he's the one who takes the greatest pride in delivering a hand-picked bin of grapes in as perfect condition as possible." Although the exact age of the vineyard is unknown, it is thought to be at least 90 years old, managed organically for 40 of those. 

There's an exciting mix of savoury red and dark fruits, spicy meatiness, great elegance and juicy succulence, as well as hints of ink, cedar and black tea. Wonderful complexity, freshness and drive. This brilliant example of Australian Shiraz offers the balance, complexity and class of a great Hermitage! As such, it's an undeniable bargain. Full of life, it is a joy to drink now but has the balance to age.