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Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah 2021

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Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah 2021
Producer Murdoch Hill
Region, Country Adelaide Hills, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 21515-750

Trophy, Best South Australian Shiraz, 2022 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards. Sourced from the best fruit off the Landau block (the lion’s share is from the apex of the vineyard) and further classified in barrel post-fermentation, the Orion represents the cream of Murdoch Hill’s Syrah. The site is at 400 metres above sea level, predominately east-facing on shallow, red loam soils with varying levels of schist rock and ironstone. The vines were planted in 1998.  

Hand-picked fruit spent 21 days on skins (with a 25% whole bunch component) in a two-tonne open fermenter. It was then transferred into 500-litre Stockinger puncheons (25% new) where it rested for 10 months. The result is a high-toned, perfumed and intense Syrah, with reverberating power and striking freshness. It’s savoury, spicy and packed with blue fruits, balanced beautifully by silky density, composed acidity and precise, graphite-like tannins.

Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah 2021

Reviews

It has been a great year for stunning shiraz (also known as syrah) from cooler-climate wine regions – wines such as the award-winning 2021 Ngeringa Iluma Syrah ($70) and the 2019 Seville Estate Dr McMahon Shiraz ($195). This is another standout example of the style: plush black fruit, concentrated but not heavy, with a sprinkling of black pepper and long, fine silky tannins. Very seductive now, but also has the stuffing and structure to develop beautifully in the cellar for a decade or more.
92 points, Max Allen's Top 20 Drinks of 2023, Australian Financial Review
“Deep and dense ruby core with purple glints at the rim. Deeply fragrant with mulberry, nori, and pepper spice aromas. Medium bodied with dark fruits, black slate and nori flavours flowing through a tightly wound core. Tannins are fine-grained but powerful and they ensure the line and length is prodigious. Has many years ahead of it.”
96 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
“Has excellent colour grading to a vivid purple-crimson rim. The bouquet and palate sing lustily from the same page, with black fruits, spices, dark chocolate, licorice and sandalwood. It's built for the long haul.”
96 points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2024
"Big perfume that echoes with game meat, white pepper, ripe plum, pickled cherry and truffle. Sloshes into the palate with concentration but a laciness, levity, and yet tightens on a web of fine, graphite-laced tannins. Dark plum to taste, smoked paprika, game meat, dried herbs. Serious syrah here, done righteously."
95 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

Reviews

It has been a great year for stunning shiraz (also known as syrah) from cooler-climate wine regions – wines such as the award-winning 2021 Ngeringa Iluma Syrah ($70) and the 2019 Seville Estate Dr McMahon Shiraz ($195). This is another standout example of the style: plush black fruit, concentrated but not heavy, with a sprinkling of black pepper and long, fine silky tannins. Very seductive now, but also has the stuffing and structure to develop beautifully in the cellar for a decade or more.
92 points, Max Allen's Top 20 Drinks of 2023, Australian Financial Review
“Deep and dense ruby core with purple glints at the rim. Deeply fragrant with mulberry, nori, and pepper spice aromas. Medium bodied with dark fruits, black slate and nori flavours flowing through a tightly wound core. Tannins are fine-grained but powerful and they ensure the line and length is prodigious. Has many years ahead of it.”
96 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
“Has excellent colour grading to a vivid purple-crimson rim. The bouquet and palate sing lustily from the same page, with black fruits, spices, dark chocolate, licorice and sandalwood. It's built for the long haul.”
96 points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 2024
"Big perfume that echoes with game meat, white pepper, ripe plum, pickled cherry and truffle. Sloshes into the palate with concentration but a laciness, levity, and yet tightens on a web of fine, graphite-laced tannins. Dark plum to taste, smoked paprika, game meat, dried herbs. Serious syrah here, done righteously."
95 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

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