Former Chef Duncan Cook is based on the slopes of Mount Canobolas in Orange. The ‘Allotment’ range is the starting point for the wines.

Cooks Lot, Allotment 1010, Shiraz  Orange, 2023

Deep garnet in hue. Earthen and floral. Sappy raspberry (canes and berries), redcurrant, ripe cherry, turned earth, beetroot chocolate cake, old leather, baking spices and a little cedary oak. Medium to full. Showing regional acidity sharpness through waxy tannin and raspberry red fruit before tart plum and cherry. Plenty of up-front fruit with the earthy cool climate spice. No great length, but balanced through the tail.

RRP: $25
Alc: 13.5%
Rating: 88/100

Wine sample courtesy of Cook’s Lot and Define Wine