Lifted notes of black fruit and some meaty, gamey notes with hints of leather and clove spice, before a full-bodied palate of vanilla, blackberry, cassis and chocolate enlivened by juicy acidity, well-rounded tannins plus black-pepper spice and a lingering close.
Crushed strawberry and cherry on top with some violet notes, followed by a ripe, full-bodied, lush red-berried palate that exemplifies the extremely hot vintage. Rounded and approachable. Slightly chalky tannins under good acidity with a touch of mineral and spice in the lengthy finish.
A dense purple blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Cedary, blackcurrant and plum bouquet with spicy new oak notes. Full-bodied, richly extracted black fruit flavours with savoury dark chocolate and coffee bean flavours ending on grainy, cocoa-like tannins. Beautifully balanced and voluptuous.
With estate fruit from Black Sage Bench and Golden Mile Bench, the winery’s new flagship is a Cabernet-dominant (53%) blend with 19% Merlot plus Malbec, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Well-integrated with balanced oak and luscious but measured blue and black fruit, with a touch of spice on the lingering finish.
This beauty spends 18 months in French oak. It has a rich, appealing nose of concentrated black cherries, blackcurrants, wild berries, toasted vanilla, sweet tobacco and fine oak spices. The flavours explode on the palate with earthy red fruits, cassis, graphite, elegant spice notes and dried herbs on a structured frame of fine tannins and long finish.
Blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon matured for 16 months in French oak. It has a nose of dark cherry, blackcurrants, blackberries, savoury oak spices, violets and elegant oak notes. A big wine that maintains a sense of elegance on the palate with ripe dark fruits, judicious oak spices, balancing acidity, graphite and the stuffing to cellar for 6+ years.
The smoky nose shows an eclectic range of leather and charcuterie, then opens up to thick and rich dark fruits, black peppercorns, vanilla and savoury spices. This is serious Syrah on the palate: dark, dense and concentrated with a silky feel. An array of fruit flavours — cassis, currants and plums — followed by tobacco, leather, grilled meats and pepper, all carried on a bed of fine tannins.