2014 Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2

Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red purple hue. Elevated aromatics of plum, dark cherry and liquorice laced with a hint of dried clove are followed by smoky cedar, dried meats and blackpepper. Medium bodied with a refined mouthfeel the palate features flavours of dark plums and dark cherries intermixed with liquorice over subtle clove, smoky cedar infusions, dried meats and spicy dried herbs. Supple elegant texture with velvety tannins. Excellent length with a long aftertaste of dark plum, liquorice, smoky cedar, dried meats and spicy pepper.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc 13%

Other Reviews….
Largely shiraz, with a small amount of mataro added and co-fermented with viognier and marsanne. Brought back an instant recollection of the Bayeux Tapestry. It commences with a Catherine wheel of aromas, flavours and textures which are astounding, and - you think - leave nothing more to be said. But there's more, much more. For one thing, it is a sacrilege to spit out any of the wine when tasting it, for the autopilot is still working furiously trying to capture the interplay between the infinitely complex fruit flavours, the charcuterie, the spices, the earth, the tannins, the oak, and the licorice. Drink by 2039.
98 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion