The 2018 Love Over Gold Shiraz is bold, rich, and seriously delicious. It opens with savory vibes—think roast beef crust, licorice, black tea, and smoky spices—layered over juicy raspberry and hints of fennel and tobacco. The texture is smooth but powerful, with fine tannins and tons of flavor that just keep going. It’s complex but not over the top, and it’ll age like a champ. A great example of how good Eden Valley Shiraz can be in a top vintage.

The Wine Advocate | RP 97+
Published: Aug 24, 2023
Drink: 2023-2039

I've said it many times before, and I'll likely say it many more times: 2018 was a glorious vintage in Barossa for Shiraz, and the wines had the benefit of looking sensational on release. And now, five years on from that ripe, balanced season, they still look sensational. So, the 2018 Love Over Gold Shiraz is from Mangler's Hill in the Eden Valley and expresses with roast beef crust, crackling, licorice, clove, tobacco, crushed rocks, black tea, fennel seeds and raspberry. In the mouth, this is almost tumbling over itself, there is so much flavor. It eddies and swirls in drifts across the tongue, dusting every surface with flavor and fine tannins. A superb wine, this is very long and with enough throttle through the finish to suggest that it has many, many miles to go before it sleeps. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under Diam and wax.

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Love over Gold is made with a deft touch. The wine is magical, its core of fruit caresses the palate and displays great persistence. Love Over Gold?s tertiary aromas and minerality create complexity and drive into an extremely long finish.

MATURATION
Love Over Gold is seasoned in a two year old French Puncheon.

AGEING POTENTIAL
Love Over Gold possesses a core of ripe and defined fruit with tannins that are coating and very long, it will age effortlessly over 20 to 25 years.

The destemmed fruit was transferred into a small open topped fermenter. Gentle pigeage was performed twice daily with the natural ferment progressing at a cool 24 degrees. Once ferment was complete and after 24 days, free run was drained to a 2 year old extra tight grained puncheon.