A Top-100 award winner (JS), organically and biodynamically grown 97 pointer type in the mid $20s?! The next race to the checkout button has started, that’s a given.

Per top Aussie wine critic James Halliday “David Paxton is one of Australia’s most respected viticulturists, with a career spanning 45+ years. He started his successful premium grower business in 1979 and has been involved with planting and managing some of the most prestigious vineyards in McLaren Vale.”

What’s in the glass is pure bliss. Big, broad, and richly textured, with grippy tannins around a mouthful of raspberry, black cherry, currant, and exotic spice flavors, picking up licorice and coffee nuances as a lithe and long finish powers through. How much is this today again?

A local newspaper recently reported: “A celebrity-endorsed wine (or any wine, for that matter) is only as good as the land on which it was grown, the fruit with which it was crafted, and the team that guides it through the winemaking process. The Killers’ drummer, avid wine lover and former Sonoma vineyard owner Ronnie Vannucci Jr. is well aware of this. That’s why the American rock star chose to collaborate with the team at Paxton.”

Drumroll… an endorsement by The Killers is a big deal, making this, err, a KILLER deal at 26 bucks?!

97 Points – Winestate

“The first Paxton vineyard to adopt a biodynamic regime. The complex bouquet has sweet dark berry fruits, spice and wood smoke aromas, and a medium to full-bodied palate that stays light on its feet in a wealth of licorice, juniper and savoury, earthy notes.”

95 Points – James Suckling

“A tight and polished Shiraz with blackberry, crushed stone and dried flower aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, very fine and complete tannins that run the length of the wine. Purple and fine. Fresh. Drink or hold.”