Top 100 wines: Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines 2016

"The fruit is solid, the presentation is polished, the tannin is set just right. This is nicely done. It tastes of plum, blackberry, dark chocolate and smoked cedar wood, and it has both ripeness and balance down pat." James Halliday Aust. Wine Companion 2017

"This Shiraz from Australia’s McLaren Vale delivers plush, ripe fruit from start to finish, but it’s anything but a fruit-bomb. There’s structure and complexity here, together with the well calibrated, clean acidity and easy-going tannins. It’s a natural for grilled red meats." Ottawacitizen.com, Rod Phillips, December 2015

Bright, lifted and aromatic, with raspberry, blackberry, and choc mint characters. Full flavoured and elegant, packed with dark fruit flavours of plum and blackberry, complemented by dark chocolate, liquorice and white pepper spice. Structured and well balanced, with a velvety, savoury finish held taut by silky tannins and clean acidity.

A lot of love goes into our wines, and our Jester Shiraz is no exception. The vineyards for the Jester Shiraz are located at the southern end of McLaren Vale, close to the seaside town of Aldinga. The combination of cool sea breezes and gully winds provide ideal conditions for growing fruit of intensity and balance. The vines sit in heavy clay, which gives the wine powerful dark fruit flavours. Ideal conditions in 2014 produced an exceptional Shiraz that speaks of its origin. Full flavoured, with dark fruits and savoury black olive characters, and soft, silky tannins.