"Crowd-pleasingly attractive, the wine shows lifted aromas of dark plum, spiced cherry, nutmeg, mushroom and floral on the nose, leading to a succulent palate that is silky and plump. It is juicy and flavoursome, offering excellent drinking" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Aug 2018

Dark blood red in colour with an expressive nose of ripe plums, dark berries and a hint of forest floor. The palate is fruit-driven with a core of suppler red berry and cherry flavours highlighted by smoky spice complexity. Bright acidity and fine tannins provide definition to the long finish.

Sourced from low yielding vineyards near Mount Gambier int the east of the Limestone Coast wine region. The higher altitude aspect and cool evening temperatures combine to ensure the retention of natural acidty in the elegant fruit harvested whilst the long, slow ripening ensures excellent flavour development.

2017 saw a return to vintage conditions not commonly seen for over two decades. A very wet Winter followed by a cool Summer with few spikes of heat meant that vintage as up to a month later than what has been common recently. A dry and consistently moderate Autumn ensured the fruit was able to ripen sowly in ideal conditions. The "throwback" vintage will become famed for the quality and elegance of the fruit.

Partially hand before de-stemming and fermentation in a combination of two tonne open fermenters with ten percent whole bunch and twice daily hand plunging and larger closed fermenters with pump overs. All components blended post fermentation before three quarters were matured in stainless steel and one quarter was matured in French Oak for four months before bottling with minimal fining, filtration and sulphur addition.

The Elephant in the Room wines are proudly large in scale and expansive in flavour. Ignoring fashion and braving the scorn “wine thought police” Elephant in the Room was created to give consumers exactly what they want – full bodied and mouth-filling wines that deliver maximum pleasure. Each wine is sourced from slow-ripening cool climate vineyards in the Limestone Coast of South Australia and partially matured in French Oak before final blending and bottling by Corey Ryan.