Powerful and graceful, this brooding shiraz shows dark fruit richness, smoked game, vanilla, toasty oak, and potpourri aromas on the nose. It's concentrated and plush on the palate, with an opulent mouthfeel and a velvety texture, wonderfully framed by chalky tannins, making it robust and firmly structured with a sustained, gratifying finish

From the excellent 2022 vintage, the fruit is sourced from two Barossa Valley vineyards, 89% from 100-year-old vines in Seppeltsfield and the remaining 11% from an estate vineyard in Stockwell, where the vines are forty years of age. A percentage of whole bunches are included in the fermentation which is with native yeasts. Maturation is for two years in French oak, 50% new, with the remainder in older hogsheads. Near black with a deep maroon rim, the nose gives us aromas of spices, cassis, root vegetables, dried herbs, cocoa powder, delicatessen meats and blackberries. There is great concentration here, with wonderful balance, and the wine has immensely impressive length. A silky texture with satiny tannins, intensity is maintained throughout. Like this a lot. Enjoy this over the next twenty years.

Deep and inviting aromatically, revealing blackberry, blueberry and dark plum layered with dark chocolate, cedar spice and savoury notes. The palate is full-bodied with rich dark berry fruit gliding across the entry before exotic tannins tighten the wine into a long and structured frame. Notes of mocha, liquorice and cracked pepper emerge through the mid-palate with excellent depth and persistence, while oak integration adds polish and complexity. The finish is long, layered and savoury with lingering spice and dark fruit richness. Classic and Barossan

The 2022 vintage in the Barossa turned out to be mighty good, and this is yet another example of what was being produced. As the name suggests, it was a selection of the best barrels from a number of vineyards throughout the Barossa. A striking feature is its elegance and refinement through the palate. On the nose, you're getting those fairly typical vanillin, plummy, spicy notes. But then the palate delivers its cache of fruit, oak, and tannin into a delightfully poised and focused long finish. That touch of vanillin oak adds a balancing touch. An excellent wine.