“From various sites across the Vale, with an average vine age of 60 years; 65/25/10% grenache/shiraz/mourvèdre; 12 months in old French puncheons. Fruit forward, a summer pudding of brambly berries, along with Bing cherries and cranberry jelly. There are also some flashes of violet and hints of iodine, toasted nori and pepper, tempering and complexing the upfront fruitfulness, fine tannin and relatively brisk acidity giving further definition. Fun drinking, yet with engaging detail.”

“Deep ruby red with purple tints at the rim. Rich nose of mulberry preserve and mocha. The palate is big, rich and generous on entry, with ripe mulberry, blueberry compote, dark chocolate and vanilla notes all in abundance. It carries it well, though, with grainy tannins ensuring it’s controlled and flowing, and a long, weighty finish with a fine, dry completion..” - 92 points”