I'm excited to taste this, as it was my favorite cuvée last year. It usually changes year to year, given the seasons, and I like that. It's usually the only cuvée to enjoy the benefits of an alternate vessel—a concrete egg—and this year, the 2022 The Schubert Theorem Shiraz joins the Relic and the Standish as well. The impact of the egg in this wine is one of refinement, or so I see it; it retains a purity of fruit at the core, which speaks to the chalky tannins that spool through the finish. They're chewy and seductive and really great. It's a beautiful release—not shimmering like the 2021, but textural and fine and elongated in its way. It's a beguiling wine, a thinking wine. And, as with the other wines tasted alongside, the bottle that has been open for two days is infinitely more complete; however, it must be noted that this review is built on the freshly opened bottle. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under natural cork and wax.

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Made with 100% shiraz from the Schubert vineyard on Roennfeldt Road, Marananga. Dang, what a wine! Depth, intensity and impact with abundant energy and latent power within. It's all juicy blueberry and satsuma plum fruits, ferrous-dusted and head-turning in their purity. Layers of spice, roasting meats, salted licorice, stone, graphite and earth. The aromas and flavours seem to stretch out like a panorama, with the tannins compact and akin to powdered ironstone. There is a long, graceful textural draw here, plenty of energy and drive too. Whoosh!

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