The 2023 vintage is widely reported to have been the most difficult and challenging in at least the past 20 years. A third La Niña event produced the wettest year since 2011 and the ninth wettest on record since 1900 for Australia in 2022, with rainfall totals 26 per cent above the 1961–1990 average. It was also Australia’s coolest
year since 2012, although average temperatures were 0.5 degrees C warmer than the 1961–1990 average. Persiste...
Los Companeros’ Shiraz Tempranillo 2023 ($26) – Spanish for the companions (I suspect that even those of us with el poco Espanol could have guessed that), these two grapes, Shiraz and Tempranillo, do work wonderfully well together. The team claim it is unique to Pikes and while I'm not quite so sure of that, it is certainly not a common combination. More wines like this and it may become an awful lot more so. The split is 90% Shiraz and 10% Tempranillo. Maturation is for a year and a half in older French oak.
Deep blood red with a russet rim, the nose exhibits notes of plums and cherries, smoked meats, dried herbs, a hint of tomato bush, fennel and coffee grinds. The palate sees the savoury characters of the smoked meats and mushrooms move more to fore. A soft and supple texture through to very fine powdery tannins and a finish that lingers attractively, there is a lot to like here. Enjoy this delicious blend over the next eight years. 93.
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