Another component was made with whole bunches and the various parcels were blended after fermentation. A wine that saw French oak puncheons for 11 months (25% new), it rolls out the welcome mat with briar highlights, dried twigs and autumnal leaves. Cinnamon spices frolic about among a range of other exotic spices. Cherry fruit sits in the driver's seat with dried red currants and what seems to be a lithe mintiness. The more air it breathes the more dried sage and the suggestion of tomato paste rise up. There is some depth and concentration of fruit in the mid-palate but the fruit thins out before long and those spices leave an imprint. All up, it's a good wine.
Drink to five years+
91/100
Region: Orange
RRP: $65
Source: Sample
Source: Sample