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Dense inky black dark red colour with a deep dark purple red hue. Freshly crushed ripe cherry and raspberry juice aromas intermix with plum juice and spice notes. Juicy black cherry and liquorice flavours fill the mouth over a scorched earth and spicy herb back drop. Dry, slightly grippy finish with firmish tannins playing their part resulting in a modest aftertaste.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Matured for 12 months in French and American oak hogsheads. Totally opaque black dark red core with a deep dark red hue. Elevated aromas of ripe black cherries and liquorice are trailed by hints of choc mint, vanillin oak and spice. Rich with an opulent chewy mouthfeel the palate is swamped with juicy black cherry and liquorice flavours underpinned by vanillin cedar, subtle hints of dark chocolate and spice. Ripe firmly built tannins. Excellent concentration with a long black cherry, liquorice and spicy vanillin oak aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Totally opaque black dark red core with a dark red hue. Lifted blackberry and liquorice aromas are overlaid by hints of black olive and vanillin cedar with black pepper end notes. Medium to full bodied the palate is generously flavoured with rich blackberry and liquorice fruit which is underpinned by dark chocolate, vanillin oak, subtle earth and spicy pepper. Ripe opulent feel with sturdy tannins. Concludes with a medium to long aftertaste that’s gently laced with pepper.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.2%

Other Reviews….
The price is almost into double-take territory. You get volume and you get complexity, the finish then an example of finesse. It tastes of blue and black berries, uses reduction to its advantage, shows clove, leather and wood smoke complexity, and pushes towards a sure-footed conclusion. There's no real reason to wait, the oak just-now integrated, but certainly it will age well. Drink by 2027.
95 points
Campbell Mattinson – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Certified organic and preservative free. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a deep dark red hue. Ripe red to blackcurrant aromas fill the nostrils with trimmings of plum, vanillin cedar, dried herbs and spice also evident. Juicy dark plum and ripe cherry flavours overlay vanillin cedar, tobacco and spice. Slightly grainy tannins, fresh acidity and a medium length finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.7%

Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Pretty violet top notes meld into ripe dark cherry, strawberry and anise aromatics followed by scents of forest floor, smoky cedar and spicy herbs. Light to medium bodied with excellent richness and drive, the delicious, supplely textured palate sports flavours of ripe dark to black cherries, plums and strawberries over a back drop of smoky anise, forest floor and spice elements. Very smooth, silk like tannins concluding long and moreish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Matured in 39% new French oak. Impenetrable black as night core with a deep dark red black hue. Pronounced ripe black cherry and blackcurrant aromas intermix with liquorice, toasty cedar, black olives and spicy dried herb notes. Rich, powerful and opulent, densely textured black cherry, cassis and liquorice flavours fill the mouth over earthy toasted vanillin cedar, tobacco, subtle dried herbs and spice. Firm chewy tannins with a medium to long lavish black fruit dominated aftertaste.
Cellar 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.2%

Opaque dark red black tinged colour with a dark red hue. Smoky nose with dark cherry, blackpepper, clove and spicy dried meat notes also present. Rich fruity dark raspberry, ripe dark plum and liquorice flavours are prevalent over some toasty vanillin oak characters which become more prominent on the finish. Also present are elements of clove and spice. Good concentration with velvet like yet sturdily built tannins and a lengthy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.4%

A blend of 88% Shiraz and 12% Malbec matured in 3-6 year old French oak for 12 months. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a bright dark red hue. Aromas of peppered dried meats and liquorice are followed by vanillin cedar, graphite and spice. Medium bodied the spicy palate features generous liquorice and blackberry flavours over a back drop of dried meats, scorched earth and pepper. Slightly dryish finish with fine grained tannins and a medium length aftertaste.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Matured in French oak for 18 months. Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a light red hue. Aromas of dark raspberries, liquorice and ripe cherries overlay faint earth and vanillin confectionary notes. Light to medium bodied the palate is filled with juicy dark raspberry, subtle liquorice and dark cherry flavours which are underscored by vanillin oak and spice. Silky smooth tannins. Good depth with a lingering dark raspberry, red liquorice, dark cherry and spicy vanillin oak aftertaste that’s totally delicious.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Certified organic and preservative free. Pitch black core with a bright dark purple hue. Inky nose with freshly crushed blackberry, ripe plum and liquorice aromas flowing from the glass with vanilla and spice notes in tow. Bold, rich flavours of liquorice and dark plum have an inky opulent feel, sitting over a back drop of vanillin cedar, light earth and spice. Bright acidity on the finish with slightly chalky tannins providing sturdy support. Excellent concentration with a medium to long conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 14.4%