When Shiraz from the Great Southern region in WA is good, it’s very very good and this wine is all that and a bag of chips.

It offers a riot of smells that shift and mesmerise as you sniff the glass - rubbed fresh lavender, eucalypt, ground spices, black pepper, blackberry, dark cherry and star anise all jumbled together in a spicy fragrant heap. On the palate medium to full bodied yet powerful with a big spread of firm ripe tannin and layers of flavour - chocolate, pepper, black fruit and spice that run out onto a big tannic finish. It’s tight and fairly closed right now but careful (and very enjoyable) tasting over a couple of days allowed the wine to open up and fill out. It’s a wine of impact, exotic dark spiciness and considerable seductive power.

Rated : 96 Points
Tasted : Jun08
Alcohol : 14.6%
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2010 - 2020+