A concentrated nose featuring red currants, black cherries and dark chocolate. Higher notes of rose, violets, cinnamon and anise are positioned subtly in the background. The palate has vibrancy and vitality that is balanced by depth, intensity and volume. Red and blue fruits alternate through sweet oak, ripe chalky tannins and an energetic acid structure.
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95 pts - Halliday Wine Companion: “Open and closed fermenters with 20% whole bunches, plunged/pumped over daily, pressed to new and used barrels for a total of 18 months in oak. Deep, bright purple-crimson; after
early (10 years±) hesitation about the synergy that might be gained from this marriage of wine and place all doubts were comprehensively answered. Lovely medium to full-bodied blackberry and co flavours.”
92 pts - Robert Parker Wine Advocate: “Perhaps the best vintage of this wine I’ve yet tasted, the 2017 Art Series Shiraz reveals the progress Leeuwin Estate has made with this grape, which is often neglected in Margaret River. It’s strongly peppery—a reflection of the cool vintage—but that element is balanced by succulent blueberry and intriguing licorice notes. Full-bodied and supple on the mid-palate, it finishes with a touch of tannic backbone and bright, mouthwatering acids.”
92 pts - James Suckling: “This has a very vivid core of red plums and mulberries with very nicely fitted oak and spice. The palate has a wrap of sturdy tannin and silky texture at the edges. Fresh, red-fruit flavors hold the finish long.”
89 pts - Wine Enthusiast: "This vintage is both sweetly fruited and quite oaky. Plums, black cherries, mocha, licorice and black olives are all overlaid by spicy barrel notes. In the mouth, the fruit is silky and juicy against the talc-like tannins. Medium in weight and with plenty of class, this needs time for the oak to find its way to the wings."
