2018 Sutton Grange Estate Syrah, Bendigo

Hand-picked in small batches from the best sections of the vineyard, fermented separately, building a wine with 15% whole bunch, 85% whole berry. Open-fermented, with an average of 9 days on skins, matured for 18 months in French oak (25% new). It's medium-bodied, but offers a multiplicity of flavours, texture and structure; the fruit ripened a point, filling the mouth and very long palate.

97 points Special Value James Halliday winecompanion.com.au

 3 Trophies Royal Sydney Wine Show 2021

Trophy Best Shiraz of Show

Trophy Best Small Producer

Gilbert Phillips Memorial Perpetual Trophy for Best Red Wine

Fragrant aromas of blue fruits, black currants and lifted violet florals, with complex hints of dark chocolate and fresh turned earth.The palate is medium-full bodied, with grainy tannins and a core of gravel driving the mid-palate. The wine has both elegance and strength driven by the fruit definition and granitic tannins.
Sourced from the original 1998 vines - a best selection from the oldest on the site. A step up in structure from the Fairbank Syrah, with grainy tannin and a core of gravel driving the mid-palate. Overall, 15% whole-bunches, an average of 9 days on skins and 18 months in oak (25% new).