Juicy, sweet dark berry/blackcurrant fruit flavours lead to plush, soft tannins ensuring considerable length and richness.
Full bodied yet mellow, this is a wine to be enjoyed over the next 5 - 8 years.
| Vintage: | 2005 |
| Wine Type: | Red Wine |
| Harvest Date: | 5th - 29th March 2005 |
| Acid: | 6.2g/l |
| PH: | 3.7 |
| Aging: | 14 months in 1 to 4 year old French and American oak barriques. |
| Bottling Date: | 22nd September 2006 |
| Alcohol %: | 14.8% |
Tasting Notes:
Deep red/plum in colour with crimson hues. Aromas of lifted spice, gentle black pepper and hints of leather and mint are entwined with plum and dark red fruits.
Juicy, sweet dark berry/blackcurrant fruit flavours lead to plush, soft tannins ensuring considerable length and richness.
Full bodied yet mellow, this is a wine to be enjoyed over the next 5 - 8 years.
Ratings:
I don’t have a lot of information on this - not even the alcohol reading. I suspect that it’s come along nicely over the past
6-12 months though … it’s just got that feeling.
The flavours are of blackberry and leather and there’s a good hit of them too - this is almost syrupy. There are sweet, raisiny, spicy notes and a hint of that burnt sugar character that’s become increasingly popular in big South Australian reds. It’s a good, sweet, strong-flavoured wine that’s just starting to mellow … at a reasonable price.
Campbell Mattinson
The Wine Front December 2008
Awards:
Silver Medal
Mundus Vini International Wine Awards -Germany 2009
Decanter Wine Awards 2008– London
Selections Mondiales Des Vins 2008 - Canada
Bronze Medals
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2008
Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2007
Royal Perth Wine Show 2007
Rutherglen Wine Show 2007
The National Wine Show of Australia 2007
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2007
