Tahbilk Estate Shiraz 2021

94pt, Great Value “Shiraz shines in 2021… quite stunning – and delicious” (Halliday). Tahbilk is not only the oldest family-owned wine estate in Victoria (1862), it's also carbon neutral and has a stellar reputation for quality. In 1920, wine lover Reg Purbrick was offered a glass of brandy from Château Tahbilk at a London Club. Five years later, he purchased the property unseen! Reg's son Eric inherited his father's love of wine and, during the Great Depression, he gave up a law degree to decamp here to Australia and take up the reins at Tahbilk. Three generations later, Hayley Purbrick is in charge of sustainability, while her father, Alistair, runs the estate. They are just one of eight wineries worldwide to be classified carbon neutral. “Shiraz shines in 2021 with a clean, pure, natural fruit drive that is quite stunning – and delicious. Brings great varietal definition to the glass in heady scents of violet florals, earth, ripe black fruits, plum, aniseed and sweet spices. A fine line of tannin guides the palate, finishing with style and grace. 94pts. Great Value” (Jeni Port, The Halliday Wine Companion).