Source: End of July 2020, The Wine Advocate; Issue Date: 31st Jul 2020 (RP-94)

The 2018 Shiraz Dave's Block Blythmans Road Blewitt Springs boasts a slightly hard-edged, crystalline character to its cherry fruit. French oak adds hints of caramel softness, but this young wine is still angular on its medium-bodied palate. Concentrated, dark, intense and long on the finish, it looks to have the ability to age, but I don't think it will ever provide the same pleasure as 2016.
Drink Date 2020 - 2035

Source: Winemaker,

Dave?s Block is a very special old vineyard perched on an elevated site in Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale. The soil is classic white sand over clay, the cooler elevation allows the grapes to slowly mature. The hallmark of this wine is its lifted spicy aromatic profile and the beautifully textured and persistent tannins.

Soil: Deep bleached white sand overlying mottled orange clay.
Aspect: North/Westerly
Row orientation: East to West
Vine age: 50 years old
Elevation: 152m
Sub district: Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale

Closure Type Cork
Volume (ml) 750ml
Varietal Shiraz
Region McLaren Vale
Alcohol (% vol.) 13.8%