2022 Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz

The 2022 season saw a continuation of the La Niña weather pattern, with cooler conditions and abundant rainfall before the growing season, encouraging healthy vine growth. The cooler vintage temperatures produced fruit with vibrant natural acidity and more refined, delicate characteristics. Early-season frost reduced yields, but the resulting fruit displays impressive concentration and depth of flavour.

The fruit for this wine was sourced from the original Dalwhinnie estate vineyards, where it was fermented in small batches for 10–14 days in open-top fermenters. As fermentation approached dryness, the wine was pressed directly to French oak barriques for 20 months of maturation. Careful barrel selection was then carried out to create the final Moonambel blend.

Dark crimson in colour. A deep, brooding nose is filled with aromas of violets, blood plum and baking spices. The palate is medium-bodied yet powerful and expressive, with dark fruits, mocha spice, a mouth-coating tannin structure and smoky oak framing this exceptional Pyrenees Shiraz .– Julian Langworthy, Dalwhinnie

Opaque core with a deep purple rim. Mulberry compote and dark chocolate aromas. Full-bodied and ripe without being overbearing. Dark berries fill the centre, followed by dried herbs, vanilla bean and beef stock notes. Tannins show power and drive through the palate, finishing with a final drying flourish. 94 points. Stuart Knox, The Real Review Dec 2025