powerful, structured and beautifully balanced
A powerful, definite and beautifully balanced wine with flavours of cassis, plum and liquorice combining with just a hint of fresh tobacco, spearmint and spice. This wine displays both the true varietal and vineyard characters that the famed Terra rossa soils of the Coonawarra in South Australia are renowned for. This is a concentrated and powerful wine with a fine, elegant tannin structure. It has benefited from aging in new and seasoned French oak barriques for 15 months.
Palate
A concentrated fruit-driven wine with flavours of blackcurrant and mint, a balanced mid-palate and a tannin structure that yields to dusty elegance, providing great length and persistence to the finish.
Aroma
Cassis, plum, liquorice with hints of fresh tobacco, spearmint and spice.
Cellaring
This wine is drinking nicely now but will benefit from aging for up to 10 years.
food pairing
A powerful, full bodied wine to be served with a peppered steak, slow braised lamb or even a rich blue vein cheese.
awards
Vintage 2013 - 92 Points
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2016
Vintage 2012 - Silver
China Wine and Spirits Awards 2015
Vintage 2012 - 4 glasses - 91 points
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2015
Vintage 2009 - 4 glasses - 89 Points
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012
