Dark purple density, with flashes of vermillion, the rim edge shines like a brand new cricket ball. Kale and rose petal, cinnamon and nutmeg, liqueur chocolate and blackberry. This is an evenly matched tussle between fruit aromatics and winemaking bouquet, with the noble and just fruit winning. Savoury, spicy and sweet. 

This is a restrained Barossan - all black and dark chocolates and reduced plum fruit. Blackberries ripe, mineral salts, iron and myriad winter berries. It is mouth - coating but also linear, with an underlying acidity drawing the wine to a satisfying close. The textural tannins glide alongside the acidity providing balance and an even, gentle pace - more of a bare trot than a canter.