
2019 The Gate Mixed 6 Pack
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2019 The Gate Shiraz
- Drinks Association Perennial Trophy for Best Shiraz, 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Show
- Gold Medal, 2021 Melbourne International Wine Competition (95 pts)
- Gold Medal, 2021 Royal Adelaide Wine Show, class 30 (96 pts)
- Gold Medal, 2021 Selections Mondiales des Vins, Canada
- Gold Medal, 2021 NZ International Wine Show, class 18a
- Winestate Magazine (94 pts), Shiraz Challenge, Sept/Oct 2021
- Huon Hooke realreview.com (92 pts). Deep, dark purple/red colour. Black plum and blackberry aromas dominate, fruit driving it, but there are spice and vegetal touches too and it's not simplistic. The tannins are very evident, bold and ample, but not astringent. A very smart, full-bodied and cellar-worthy shiraz.
2019 The Gate Cabernet Shiraz
- Gold Medal, 2021 Royal Hobart Wine Show (96 pts)
- 2022 Halliday Wine Companion (92 pts)
- Winestate Magazine (96 pts), Cabernet & Bordeaux Challenge 2021. An estery bouquet with a lift of dark berry and cassis aromas and a rich well-balanced palate with good depth and length of flavours. An elegant wine.
- Fine Wine Club, Barry Weinman (95+ pts). Ripe berry and currant, with supple oak support. Perfectly ripe fruit on the palate is silky and fine, with the Cabernet adding structure. The finish is long, supple and elegant, with a drying, textural finish that gets a touch chewy. An impressive wine that deserves time in the cellar.
- Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front (94 pts). Cabernet and shiraz go hand in glove, as proven once again here. This is excellent. Firm, powerful, well textured and long. Importantly, it’s been ripened and picked appropriately; it’s not been overcooked or overdone. It tastes of cloves and blackcurrant, vanilla cream, cedarwood and woodsmoke, the tannin flecked with dust. It feels hearty and polished at once; it’s so well balanced that it drinks well now, but it has both the sturdiness and the stuffing to age, and to age well. Drink 2022 – 2032+.
- Mike Bennie, WBM Nov/Dec 2020 (93 pts). A mix of blueberry, mulberry, leafy herbs, cigar box and truffley scents and flavours. Feels generous, thickset but layered, with sheets of powdery tannin adding some body and chew. Nice to see a muscular red with such control and drive. Satisfying, strong red wine.
- Huon Hooke, The Real Review (91 pts). Very deep red/purple colour, with a subdued, slightly earthy bouquet while the palate is full-bodied and gritty textured, with some slightly rustic, chewy tannins and good persistence. A good honest glass of full-bodied red.
- Winewise, December Treats, Lester Jesberg (4 ½ stars). The rich blackcurrant aromas reflect the best of McLaren Vale cabernet. The dark berry of shiraz adds substance to a satisfying palate that finishes with a caress of oak.