smashable red
2024 mclaren vale
$20
tastes like…
blackforest cake ~ chocolate ~ cherry ~ vanilla
ideal drinking conditions
serve chilled ~ at a dinner party ~ with pasta ~ mixed into sangria ~ straight from the bottle ~ best consumed with friends
if you must know
variety ~ shiraz (early pick)
grown ~ mclaren vale (kaurna country)
alc ~ 14%
sugar ~ 2.8 (g/L)
pH ~ 3.61
bragging rights
95 points + gold ~ mclaren vale wine show 2025
91 points + best buy ~ wine enthusiast 2026