83 points
From Coonawarra, South Australia. 14%
Multi trophy winner, including the Stoddard (best 1 year old red) in Brisbane.
Dark and shiny, with a lifted nose of mint, berries, varnish, and French oak. Lots of sweet flavours, in an aggressive acidic structure. Perhaps this is the sort of thing that really stands out in a wine show ?
But is this wine or a bottled fruit concoction ?
It might mellow and integrate with age, but it is already 4 years old, I simply suspect that the VA will be increasingly noticeable as the fruit softens and fades.
Fairly priced at least. And better than the shiraz.
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