Description
Crafted by renowned Geelong producer, this is classy cool climate shiraz (100% estate grown fruit) with concentrated dark berried fruit, licorice, smoked meats and plenty of spice (thanks to maturation in French oak). Reminds me of the northern rhone wines. This offers terrific drinking pleasure.
95 points James Halliday .. “Deep purple-crimson; hand-picked and destemmed (not crushed) into small fermenters for a five-day pre-fermentation soak, then wild yeast-fermented before spending 15 months in new to four-year-old French barriques; has a striking vibrancy of flavour to its red and black fruits, with spice and licorice also in play on the long, medium-bodied palate.”
92 Points Gary Walsh The wine Front .. “It’s black and it’s very fragrant. Black fruit, cracked black pepper, roast meat, perfumed dried herbs and flowers – a little creamy oak. A flood of flavour, almost chalky tannin, some warmth and tangy acidity – pump up the volume. Meaty and spicy with a beefy peppery finish. And pretty good value with it.” RRP $40
