Opens with scents of ripe peach, citrus and tropical fruit with a whiff of vanilla. Lightly buttery lemon-citrus flavours lead off on the palate with balanced acidity and a harmoniously integrated touch of oak on the finish.
Pale straw in colour with a minerally, tobacco-leaf and citrus bouquet; light- to medium-bodied on the palate, crisply dry with a lemony digestive biscuit flavour. Great length.
Fresh dark fruit shows Merlot varietal plum together with red currant and earthy barnyard notes. Plummy primary fruit flavour, brash acidity and dry tannins need time to settle down.
Full ruby. There is purity in the fruitiness and oak is well managed. Supple, medium- to full-bodied with a fine balance. Finish is a tad warm but full and dry. Ready to drink.
Paxton is Australia's leading producer of biodynamically farmed grapes, managing 300 acres of vines across McLaren Vale. Dark plum, cassis, potent anise, leather, black raspberry, twine and mustard seed herbaceousness fill this juicy, generous blend of Shiraz and Grenache. Lifted acidity brightens, while McLaren Vale's classic dark cocoa powdered tannins support. Dark florals linger on the warming finish.
Dark ruby. Pleasant nose, fruity with a bit of sweet oak. No sweetness in the mouth though; balanced acidity, the slightly dry tannins are well wrapped in fruity extract. A very decent glass of unsophisticated red from down under.
Dense purple-black in colour with a spicy blackberry nose augmented by a herbal note. Full-bodied, dry, fresh and fruity blackberry flavour with herbal notes and lively acidity. A floral note on the end taste gives the wine elegance in addition to its muscularity.