On the palate, it's an explosion of red fruit, leather, undergrowth, and spices. The wine's complexity, combined with the well-present mineral character of the terroir, makes it irresistible. The tannins are perfectly balanced, and a fresh acidity carries this wine with great length and beautiful elegance.
The aromatics are vibrant, fresh, expressive, and bold with both floral and fruit-driven characteristics provoking intrigue and delight in equal parts. The palate is bold and confident yet elegant and refined and displays all the traits that place Barossa Valley Shiraz in such high regard around the world.
On the nose, this wine exhibits notes of black cherry, blackberry, and spice, with a hint of herbs. On the palate, it is full-bodied with firm tannins and flavors of dark fruit, black pepper, and a touch of smoke. The finish is long and complex, with a lingering spicy note.
Jean-Luc Jamet is an iconic producer of the North Rhône Valley, home to the best Syrah the world has to offer. The "Enclave" cuvée of Côte du Rhône comes from within the Côte-Rôtie appellation in Bonnivières in the Côte Brune.
John Duval is a renowned winemaker who spent 29 years as the chief winemaker for Penfolds Grange before starting his own label in 2003. The John Duval 'Annexus' Mataro 2016 is a premium red wine made from the Mataro grape, also known as Mourvèdre, which is typically grown in the Rhône Valley of France.
Deep dark fruits, hints of rose and violet and smoky earth. Intense layers of black plum, blackberry and blueberry supported by well defined toothsome tannins, finishing long and clean with pleasing savouriness.
Deep dark fruits, hints of rose and violet and smoky earth. Intense layers of black plum, blackberry and blueberry supported by well defined toothsome tannins, finishing long and clean with pleasing savouriness.
Bright and juicy raspberry, red cherry, and floral top notes with a core of savoury spice & earthen notes. Generous layers of graceful red fruits, plenty of savoury earthy spice, round and juicy tannins.
Deep dark fruits of blackberry, black cherry and blue fruits. Layered blackberry and blue fruits with hints of iodine, sage and lavender. Well integrated tannins and a fine and bright finish.
Lifted black fruit, plum and blackberry with hints of anise, clove and earth. Packed with a multitude of vibrant, powerful fruit layers and a commanding depth of flavour. Also displaying hints of spice and licorice finishing with integrated, fine grippy tannins. While we intend for the wine to be approachable in its youth, it will benefit from at least five years of cellaring and should be in good drinking zone for at least fifteen years.
Attractive notes of violets, dark berries and plum supported by hints of licorice and a floral lift. Bright layers of focused red and blue fruits with hints of dark chocolate and peppery spice, finishing long with fine sheets of silky tannins.
Aromas of vibrant redcurrant and blackcurrant, plum, pepper and clove. On the palate it's alive with a brilliant array of intense blue fruit and blackcurrants supported by an elegant framework of long mouth coating tannins. Rich in texture, fleshy and finishing long and pure.