Shiraz

Mount Barker, Western Australia. dense mulberries dominate nose, with plums, spice and a hint of pepper, with cedary characters, from the quality French oak, in the background. Intensely flavoured, rich and powerful, yet still shows finesse and balance. Ripe plum fruit fills the front palate, the cedary French oak characters add to the fleshy mid palate. The back palate has a firm tannin structure, enhanced by a wonderful acid line. The finish is lively, fresh and not at all tough...

Frankland River, Western Australia. Because some people might think Frankland River's a little isolated - but if you want to make great Shiraz in WA, it's right where you want to be...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. Youth, vibrant purple/red colour. Perfumed and lifted with cool-climate shiraz characteristics of white pepper and spice with raspberry and dark berry fruits. A full flavoured wine with flavours of dark berries, spice and beautiful French oak...

Rutherglen, Victoria. Deep in colour with aromas of crushed berries and dried herbs, this is a classic shiraz. Richly flavoured with spicy plum, dark fruits and smooth vanilla and chocolate...

Barossa Valley, South Australia.  Intense deep red with crimson hues. The wine has an abundance of aromas including wild blackberry, choc mint, vanilla, dark chocolate, satsuma plum, hints of bay leaf spice and a touch of leather. This is a complex wine. The palate shows some chocolate licorice bullet flavours, tight grape tannins combined with fine oak tannins from a combination of French and American oak maturation and great length of fruit flavour. Incredibly well balanced wine with great potential for ageing...