2022 Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah

As far as Michael Downer's Syrah lineup goes, the Orion sits at the very top of the tree.

The fruit selected for this cuvee is only the cream of the crop from the Landau block on their estate. It sees a few weeks on skins with a quarter whole bunches, and sees almost a year in large puncheons.

Dense dark fruit flavours, spice, velvety tannin - it packs a flavour punch for sure.

With only 100 dozen made, this is a delightful small batch Syrah and one to get your hands on tout suite.

98 points
"It's not often that such a detailed, delicate wine also comes with such depth. Indeed, this is a wine of gravitas. It's tight, smoky, ripped with mescal-like notes, peppery and just generally savoury, but there's also a gorgeous purr of berried fruit, ripe and settled. Along with all those spicy treble notes there's a good pound of mid-range bass. We're in classic beauty territory, balanced and complete. Give this wine some air; it needs it. And prepare to be mesmerised."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)