Mulline Vintners is a collaboration between 2 Bens. Collectively, Ben Mullen + Ben Hine are Mulline Vintners.

Whole bunches (30%), matured in French barriques (20% new). A deep, bright crimson. Aromas of blackcurrant pastilles, damson plums, aromatic brown spices, a little garrigue (from the whole bunches) and graphite. This rich, energetic, medium-bodied and structured wine is still a pup. You'll find silky and persistent tannins on the long finish of this excellent Geelong syrah, but it'll need another two to three years to fully hit its straps. Should still be looking great eight to 10 years from now, too. Date: January 2023; Alcohol: 13.5%; Price: $60; Closure: Screwcap; Drink: 2024-2030; Rating: 97 Points & Special Value Star; Philip Rich; James Halliday Wine Companion

100% Syrah from a vineyard at Bannockburn. 30% whole bunches. 120 dozen made. Beautiful wine. It has so much personality that it’s likely to be polarising, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Sweet nuts, mezcal, cherry plum and woodsmoke, with a suggestion of truffles about the edges. But those truffle notes in any case could well be interpreted as a mix of sweet herbs and roasted nuts, and when combined with peppers and that beautiful, silken fruit, along with superfine tannin, we’re emphatically into high quality territory. Date: May 2022; Alcohol: 13%; Price: $50; Closure: Screwcap; Drink: 2022-2029+; Rated: 95 Points; Campbell Mattinson; The Wine Front