Jay scored this wine: 97/100

2018 Vintage. 5-hour decant. Dollar for dollar, this is in my opinion, the best Barossa Shiraz available. You get > 90% of the depth and quality of a Grange or Hill of Grace for 10 - 20% of the cost. Inky dark purple in colour, this wine just sends wave after wave or jammy dark berries crashing over your palate. Notes of pepper and saddle and an almost meaty mouthfeel.

Jay scored this wine: 97/100

One of my favourite all-time wines, and the 2011 vintage is no exception. If you're not familiar with this gem, here's some background. Muga is one of the few wineries left that employs full-time in house master coopers that make all the wineries' oak barrels and vats. Muga's two marquis wines are the Prado Enea and the Torre Muga. The Prado Enea has been my favourite, and part of that is the aging process that leads to such a complex wine This one started out for a year in large oak vats, then another 40 months in oak barrels, and then another 3-4 years of bottle aging in the cellar before being released. Deep inky purple in colour. Rich dark berries dominate both the bouquet and palate, with notes of roasted mushroom, earth, and spice. This is full-bodied and then some, and despite being a decade old, needs considerable decanting time to relax the muscular tannins. We had it with a classic roast beef dinner, but this would also pair well with braised lamb shanks or roasted pheasant.

Jay scored this wine: 96/100

My only complaint about this stunner is that I didn't order more than the 4 splits I have, and now it's sold out! A phenomenal P.X. Layer upon layer of caramel brulee, mocha, roasted nuts splashed with dried fig and raisin. At $23 for a split, this was perhaps the single greatest value in an after dinner wine I have found in some time.

Jay scored this wine: 95/100

The crowd favourite at YOWine's Syrah / Shiraz event and for good reason. This wine is a great example of why top-tier Barossa is right up there with Cornas and Cote-Rotie as the premier Syrah / Shiraz regions on the planet. A beautiful nose of jam, ripe berries and leather, with much of the same on the palate. The tannins make their presence known but don't steal the limelight from the lush Barossa fruit.

Jay scored this wine: 94/100