Gorgeous and plush McLaren Vale Shiraz here, named in honour of the family's heritage, Earl of Hartfell and Earl of Annandale, from centuries ago. A very dark purple/maroon, there are lashings of chocolatey/vanillin oak here, but well handled. If a nudge of oak in your big and bold reds is your thing, you will absolutely adore this wine. The nose also gives us notes of dark plums, black cherries and coffee beans. There are rich mocha hints and a flick of roast meats. Ripe and rich, big and bold, but it is rather cuddly and comfortable. And at all times, seriously delicious. The chocolate and cocoa powder is also very much on the palate. There is fine balance, excellent length and cashmere tannins. Cracking stuff and should remain so for the next fifteen years. Drink by: 2025-2040. Score - 96. (Ken Gargett, winepilot.com, July 2025) Gorgeous and plush McLaren Vale Shiraz here, named in honour of the family's heritage, Earl of Hartfell and Earl of Annandale, from centuries ago. A very dark purple/maroon, there are lashings of chocolatey/vanillin oak here, but well handled. If a nudge of oak in your big and bold reds is your thing, you will absolutely adore this wine. The nose also gives us notes of dark plums, black cherries and coffee beans. There are rich mocha hints and a flick of roast meats. Ripe and rich, big and bold, but it is rather cuddly and comfortable. And at all times, seriously delicious. The chocolate and cocoa powder is also very much on the palate. There is fine balance, excellent length and cashmere tannins. Cracking stuff and should remain so for the next fifteen years. Drink by: 2025-2040. Score - 96. (Ken Gargett, winepilot.com, July 2025) 750 mL bottle