Wirra Wirra RSW Shiraz 2010

The packaging for Wirra Wirra has been taken up a notch as the bottle with lazer etching but the quality of the wines has also risen. The RSW is named after Robert Strangways Wigley and the label takes the vast majority of the top quality grapes from their vineyards in a full bodied and voluptuous sort of style. This wine is a blend of McLaren Flat and Blewitt Springs vineyards with the Springs taking the majority of the lime light. The wine spent 14 month in barrel before being egg fined and bottled.

Wirra Wirra RSW 2010

I've walked through a few of the RSW vineyards and they are beautiful which is evident in this wine. The vineyards are old and the viticulture is immaculate which comes across as a full bodied and luscious version of Shiraz with flavours of roasted earth and licorice pie before a waterfall of spice and plum sauce comes rolling in. I love the nature of the wine as it sucks me in and never lets me go even though the flavours are a little bit more full bodied than the Woodhenge of the same year. If I was to say something about these wines I would say this is a little more showy than the Woodhenge but still offers the goodness of the vintage.

Alcohol: 14.5%
Price: $60
Rate: 93
Drink: 2018 +