Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2020

WAS $69.99, NOW $58.63

97 POINTS: Ray Jordan
95 POINTS: Erin Larkin, Halliday Wine Companion
95 POINTS: Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
94 POINTS: James Suckling

"Small crop and small production, so this has to be on your shopping list. It is quite different from the Syrah styles made ten years ago and reflects the heightened attention to improve the vineyard while exploring new clones. This one is largely the Houghton clone but there is also 42% clone 470 with the exciting clone 174 planned for later releases. The aromatics are heightened by the inclusion of Viognier and Mourvèdre. It is such a wonderfully fragrant and perfumed wine with that underlying regional ironstone character complementing. There is so much vibrancy and energy here – an exciting direction for Frankland Estate"
- Ray Jordan

"2020 was a wild ride in Western Australia: the yields were down across the board, berries were smaller due to dry conditions, and the resultant reds (it doesn't really matter which region you consider, they're all relevant to this point) are tannic and plush. Neither fruit concentration nor tannin density and ripeness were a problem in 2020. So, the gorgeous floral nose that is in the glass of this 2020 Isolation Ridge Shiraz is even more intriguing and exciting when viewed in that context. There are notes of orange zest, chinotto, lavender, jasmine tea, raspberry leaf tea, red licorice and pomegranate. This is a beguiling wine: it has the combination of the tannins that we so love from Frankland River and the florals that came to this vineyard in this season. The Smith Cullam is possessed of the same floral character. Special wines."
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

ABV: 14.5%