Color: Medium-dark red with purple hues.
Nose: Powerful, youthful and vibrant. Primary notes of plum, blackberry and dark cherry are lifted by vanilla, dark clove and sweet spice.
Palate: These aromas carry through to the palate in abundance. Plush fruit envelops the wine’s natural acidity and subtle oak profile, creating a rich, balanced mouthfeel.
Pairings: Researching this wine as best as I could, nowhere can I find any suggestion that there has been any Viognier included, whether by co-fermentation or otherwise. One must assume then, that, in that, it is indeed Viognier-free, although it could hardly drink more like a fine example of Shiraz Viognier. There is definitely a touch of stone fruit on the nose. The wine is a dark maroon with a crimson rim. As well as that stone fruit character, we have aromas weaving through blackcurrants, plums, coffee grinds, dried herbs and cherry pits. This is bright, fresh and lifted and rather delicious. There is very good length here through to sleek tannins and the wine is a pleasure to drink. Enjoy it over the next eight to ten years. Great buying, whether or not it is 100% Shiraz.
90 pts - Jeni Port (Wine Pilot)A sweet fruited Shiraz with high appeal to many Aussie Shiraz drinkers. It’s intended to be opened upon release, hence, everything is forthright and raring to go from the generous level of alcohol (14%ABV), the ripeness of fruit and the generosity of flavour. Comes chock full of cassis, black fruits and plums, a handful of baking spices including clove and cinnamon, chocolate and black liquorice notes with star anise. Ripe tannins sit discreetly throughout, allowing the plump, ripe flavours to take centre stage.
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