Voyager Estate Shiraz 2023 (6 Bottles) Margaret River

Voyager’s Shiraz has been going from strength to strength and this example, from a cooler season, is another leap forward. Sourced from select parcels from four Shiraz blocks, it offers the understated elegance of the Voyager style: bright and juicy, with hints of earth and spice.

Hand-harvested whole berries were fermented with gentle hand-plunging and pump-overs. Following ferment, the wines were pressed, transferred to barrel and matured in quality French oak (34% of which was new). The wine was matured in barrel for 12 months and racked periodically to aid clarification. The parcels were then blended prior to bottling in July 2018. It’s a spicy, meaty and complex Shiraz that is well captured by the note below.

“True to form with redcurrant, peppercorn, black cherry and smoky oak flavours pouring in medium-weight fashion through the palate. There’s a whisper of florals too. The query is on the finish, which is tight and gamey.” 91 points, Campbell Mattinson, Winecompanion.com.au