TASTING NOTES
The dark, brooding regional characters of plum, red cherry and liquorice are all to the fore of this wine.
The palate is focused and linear, with dark bitter chocolate notes and an elegant long persistent finish. We recommend cellaring for 10 years.
WINEMAKING
The most westerly zone of the Barossa, known as the Western Slopes, gives rise to some of the richest expressions of Shiraz from the Barossa.
Soil: Heavy brown earth, red clay and crackled ironstone
Altitude: 290m
To ensure the unique character of this sub region is exemplified in the wine, small open fermenters and our basket press were employed to gently extract the wine.
Aging in the finest quality oak and selection of the truest barrels has created a wine that respects and expresses its place of origin.
REVIEWS
96 POINTS
Review by: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
A tremendously styled shiraz; the bouquet shows dark fruit richness with vanilla, cedar and cake spice characters, followed by a concentrated palate that’s expansive and mouth filling. It’s splendidly enhanced by silky texture and grainy tannins, offering firm structure and terrific length. At its best: now to 2038.
GOLD MEDAL
Review by: China Wine and Spirits Awards 2020
95 POINTS
Review by: Andrew Caillard MW
Medium deep crimson. Intense elderberry, blackberry, praline aromas with espresso notes with lifted Barossa scrub notes. Inky textured animated wine with lovely ripe elderberry, blackberry fruits, mocha/ espresso notes, fine loose knit chalky/ grainy textures, a plummy core of fruit sweetness and a linear zip of pure underlying alcohol. Crunchy freshness at the finish. Beautifully balanced and classic.
