The oak shows its hand here. More subdued with a furrowed brow, this is a wine that takes its time to show its best self so a decant is certainly on the cards. Pretty scents of dried red petals make an early statement with plummy fruit, red currants, black cherries, baked strawberries and a little Cherry Ripe goodness. Woodsy spices and dabbles of earthiness move into the frame late with some cedar and clove not far from the action. This is a wine that would be comfortable on the table beside a Sunday roast beef.
Drink to eight years.
91/100
Region: Barossa
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