2021 Diletto Westgate Syrah
96 Points – Sourced from the 1969-planted Westgate vineyard in the Grampians, aged nine months in French barriques (15% new). An auspicious debut for this new label started by Melanie Chester (winemaker at Giant Steps) and Ben Mullen (from Mulline) and their respective partners. A brilliant crimson purple. Geez, this smells good. Aromas of dark fruits, lavender, graphite, a little olive tapenade and garrigues. Textured with velvety, persistent tannins and bright acidity. A delicious wine, that while hard to keep your hands off even now, will reward at least a decade in the cellar.” Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion) 6/07/23
2022 Diletto Westgate Syrah
96 Points – “We're only two wines in – last year's Westgate Syrah was the inaugural release – but already it seems as though we have a new star of Australian wine on our hands. This wine is both complex and delicious, its graphite and garrigue characters wrapped in pure plum and bright red cherry; its twig and herb notes infused with woodsmoke and cedar. It's both structured and juicy, and it makes complexity look easy.” Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion) 14/06/24