Deeply fragrant with blueberry and dark plums, violets, crushed white pepper and pencil shavings. Palate still rather closed and with tight tannins, but still showing enough fruit for enjoyment now (a long decant coaxes a bit more out of it). A well structured tannin backbone will ensure this wine lives long and develops further as the those phenolic walls come down.
Rate: 94+pts
Drink: 2009-2014+
Price: $25
Sweet dark and red berry fruits, some smoky light cinnamon and pepper and creamy vanilla oak.
A fair bit of saltiness and minerality coming through on opening but evens out with more time in the decanter. The wine finishes with a whiff of sweet spice and well placed, medium bodied tannins. Drinking well now with potential for the next few years.
Rate: 92pts
Price: $20
Drink: 2007-2012
Deep purple/black colour with blackberries, plums, cedar, menthol and French oak. Spicy and quite tannic, but after a long decant some smooth, creamy textures came through before finishing quite pointy/spicy. A decent wine, slightly rough around the edges and would go down better with a big steak.
Rate: 89pts
Price: $20
Drink: 2007-2012
Ruby cherry and plums bursting out of the glass with some meaty characters to follow. Lots of young acid and tannins on the palate holding back the fruit a bit at this point but it should flesh out with a time and turn into a great drop.
Rate: 91pts
Price: $25
Drink: 2009-2014+
Squashed black cherries, plum, pepper spice and light apricot syrup. Very lifted and floral nose, but the palate delivers a good deal of luscious fruit. Medium bodied with well placed tannins, probably at its best in 12 months (but drinking great now).
Rate: 92pts
Price: $18
Drink: 2007-2010+
