Ulithorne Prospera Shiraz 2022 from McLaren Vale is a gold‑winning, old‑vine Shiraz that nails the balance between rich fruit, savoury complexity and fine structure, with multiple scores in the mid‑90s. It is sourced from Ulithorne’s 65‑plus year‑old Kays Road vineyard, so there’s real pedigree in the glass.

Bright, savoury plum leads the nose and palate, wrapped in a cavalcade of blackberry, ripe raspberry and black cherry pastille, with spicy licorice, vanilla, iron and dusty earth adding layers of interest. The palate is ripe, rich and a little saline, slippery and fruit‑laden, with soft, silky but finely crafted tannins drawing long to a balanced, sustained finish that shows classic McLaren Vale poise and fruit richness.

Ulithorne Prospera Shiraz 2022 is superb with chargrilled rib‑eye, lamb cutlets, slow‑braised beef cheeks, smokey BBQ meats or a mushroom and rosemary pie. With gold medals and 92, 93 and 2 × 95‑point reviews (including 95 from Wine Orbit), it’s a smart buy if you want premium McLaren Vale Shiraz that is both “fabulously drinkable” now and cellar‑worthy for the next decade.