Paxton AAA Shiraz Grenache 2021

The AAA on the label pays homage to David Paxton’s days in the wool trade and was stamped on the best grades of wool by the Guesser. It is a vibrant blend of Shiraz (55%), Grenache (41%) and Mataro (4%) from special little pockets of the estate. The Shiraz was selected from the ‘Gateway’ and ‘Jones Block’ vineyards, renowned for producing some of the best fruit in the region. These select parcels were blended with complementary Grenache to create a wine that is engaging and approachable. Forest fruits intertwined with raw coffee beans, notes of fresh curry leaves, pine resin and balsamic, along with a feather-light touch of delicate French oak. "cherry, blackberry, dried herbs, floral and bramble. Fleshy and mouthfilling, mid-weight, crunchy red and blue fruits and cedary spice. Firm, chalky tannins and lively acidity rounds the wine out nicel" (Aaron Brasher, The Real Review), Huon Hooke, also in The Real Review adds that it has "good depth and length of flavour. Smart and ageworthy stuff."