Paxton Quandong Farm Shiraz 2020

Paxton are leaders in both Organic and Biodynamic viticulture and winemaking, having held certification for both since 2011. Fruit for all the wines are sourced solely from estate vineyards in McLaren Vale in South Australia. Paxton focuses on Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, but also see big futures in the Vale for Mediterranean varieties Tempranillo, Graciano, Mataro and Pinot Gris. 

A single vineyard wine highlighting the brightness of fruit using biodynamic techniques. This is really an olfactory party, there’s so much going on. Bunchy characters like homemade boiled lollies, strawberry shortcakes meld with smoky speck and brooding dark musk. After some air, touches of Turkish spices hint to the delicate integration of French oak. The energy is enlivening as this wine graces the palate, long and undeviating on first taste, it fills out with a little time in the glass. Medium bodied, it feels like a juxtaposition of goats nibbling their way through brambly wild berries and mint and the tension of acrobatic tricks on a high wire. A delicate finish like sinking your toes into the smooth, fine sands of the Whitsundays.