

93 POINTS ERIN LARKIN WINE COMPANION & 91 POINTS ANGUS HUGHSON WINE PILOT VASSE FELIX SHIRAZ FROM ICONIC MARGARET RIVER WINERY
Vintage: | 2020 |
Source/Region: | Margaret River, Western Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar for 5 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.00 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.30 |
Rating: | 0 |
Bright maroon with a purple tinge. Elegant, bright, fragrant and fresh, the perfume is a delightful mix of cherry and plum, floral plum blossom, roast beetroot and earthy hints of wet clay. A smooth, polished entrance, with medium weight and fine tannins. An almost sweet cinnamon dryness gives way to lingering notes of satsuma plum and roast beetroot.
The individual batches were destemmed and sent as whole berries to stainless steel static and rotating fermenters for wild fermentation. After a few days gentle soak, fermentation kicked off; the use of open top and aeration helping to promote a clean fruit perfume, soften the tannins and bring life to the wine. The resulting wines were matured in older French oak for 13 months prior to blending, with limited racking to help preserve the delicate wild characters captured in this low intervention approach.
2020 was a warm vintage with low yields resulting in good quality. Spring development was early followed by a warm start to summer and continuing into fine sunny, dry conditions throughout the summer months. This, combined with lower yields, brought an early start to harvest. Happily, we experienced minimal bird pressure due to the timely arrival of Marri Blossom and there was no disease pressure.
Following the completion of white harvest, a rainfall event in late February provided a timely drink for the reds. Bird pressure increased resulting in the netting of our red varietals. The faster ripening period combined with lower yields led to incredible concentration in our red varietals, with substantial tannins and rich fruit flavour.
93 Points Erin Larkin, Wine Comanion
100% whole-berry wild ferment, matured for 13 months in seasoned oak. New to the Filius family, the shiraz bursts onto the scene from a vintage that birthed effortless, delicious, gorgeous wines. Shiraz in particular was outstanding in ‘21. This is structured and spicy, but it is also supple, pliable and super-juicy: a bounty of red and pink fruits are overlaid with careful winemaking detail, all of it laced together with fine tannins. Powdery and beautiful. Yes!
91 Points Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot
Margaret River can be a good hunting ground for Shiraz drinkers looking for more subtle but still full flavoured red wines without quite the kick seen in many South Australian examples. The Filius Shiraz from 2020 certainly delivers that with its quite deep colour which is amply supported by fleshy blackberry, cola, clove and black pepper spices. There is good mouthfilling richness and levels of flavour to follow, particularly blackberry and mulberry, in a mid-weight package. There is also attractive balancing tannins underneath which will provide good support for the next five years. Enjoy with seared lamb backstraps.
Highly Rated Campbell Mattinson. The Wine Front
The fruit flavours are in the boysenberry, red cherry and redcurrant range though there’s also a slightly bitter or at least twig-like streak, well masked by the juiciness of the fruit.
Highly Rated Gabrielle Poy, THe Real Review
Aromas of cured-meat, vanilla and raspberries lead into a core of fruit supported by a savoury edge. Inky tannins frame the fruit and enable the wine to flow across the palate. This is a well-priced wine that offers a nice level of complexity for this price point
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