2005 Clayfield Shiraz

Totally opaque black dark red colour with deep dark red black hue. The nose is quite perfumed displaying lifted notes of ripe plum, blackberry and dark chocolate followed by some vanillin confectionary end notes. Full bodied palate with generous flavours of ripe blackberry, dark chocolate and liquorice allsorts followed by some confectionary and persistent blackpepper characters on the back palate. Velvet smooth perfectly integrated tannins. Long aftertaste of liquorice allsorts, chocolate and blackpepper.
Drink now or cellar a further 2-3 years (2010-2013).
Alc 15.0%