99pts James Halliday | "One of the Finest Australian Syrah I Have Come Across in a Long Time" — Ned Goodwin MW

The 2021 Murdoch Hill The Landau Single Vineyard Oakbank Syrah is a wine of extraordinary finesse and precision — a 99-point single-vineyard Adelaide Hills Syrah that Ned Goodwin MW, one of Australia's most respected palates, describes as one of the finest Australian Syrah he has encountered. Sourced from the Oakbank vineyard in the Adelaide Hills and crafted with exceptional care, this is cool-climate Australian Syrah at its absolute pinnacle.

My Wine Man on Murdoch Hill

Murdoch Hill is a family estate in the Adelaide Hills, farming their Oakbank vineyard with a focus on cool-climate varieties and minimal intervention. The Landau is their flagship Syrah — a single-vineyard wine named for the elegant horse-drawn carriage, a fitting tribute to a wine of such refinement and poise. The Adelaide Hills' cool temperatures and elevation give the wine its extraordinary aromatic lift, freshness, and the fine-grained tannin structure that defines great cool-climate Syrah. This is not Barossa Shiraz — this is something altogether more precise and aromatic.

Tasting Notes

So finely tuned, aromatic, and fresh it makes your head spin. Violet, iodine, and purple fruit persuasions on the nose, with a swathe of the most beautiful, shapely tannins — like pinions of savoury enforcement riddling olive and smoked meat across the mid-weighted palate. Clearly the fruit comes off a site as beautiful as the hands that crafted this wine. 99pts James Halliday — Ned Goodwin MW.

Style & Drinking Window

Medium-bodied with fine-grained, shapely tannins and extraordinary aromatic lift. Drinking beautifully now and will continue to develop through 2030–2033. Decant for 45 minutes to 1 hour to allow the aromatics to fully open.

Why This Is an Unmissable Buy

At HK$399, the Murdoch Hill Landau delivers a 99-point single-vineyard Adelaide Hills Syrah at a price that represents extraordinary value for this level of quality. One of the finest Australian Syrah produced — precise, aromatic, and built with exceptional care from a beautiful site. A serious collector's bottle at a price that demands action.

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