Dryridge Estate ‘JACK’ Shiraz 2022 from the Megalong Valley is a rich, vibrant Blue Mountains Shiraz with plenty of flavour and charm, made to be both hearty and highly drinkable. It shows that classic cool‑meets‑warm‑climate balance – generous fruit wrapped around fresh acidity and soft, plush tannins.

The colour is bright red with lavender hues, and the nose leads with chocolate‑dipped raspberries and red fruits before pepper and exotic spice roll in as it opens. On the palate, Jack Shiraz 2022 delivers blackcurrant, chocolate, a coffee‑and‑cherry note and lively acidity that carries the fruit long after you’ve swallowed, with velvety tannins keeping everything smooth and fleshy.

Dryridge Estate ‘JACK’ Shiraz 2022 is, in their own words, “crying out for protein” – think rare, BBQ’d red meat, gelatinous cuts, big steaks and slow‑cooked beef or lamb dishes. Enjoy it now for its juicy, fleshy impact, or cellar it confidently for up to about 12 years as those fruit, spice and mocha notes knit into something even more complex and satisfying.