This well known South Australian wine is made with grapes souced from company vineyards in the Barossa Valley and the wine was aged in a mix of French and
American oak. This combo creates an interesting range of complex flavours of savoury earthy notes with rich coconuty aromas, both flattering the black cherries, plum, vanilla and smoky favours. It's dry, with pronounced smooth tannins and it drinks well now but has potential to age for five to six years and soften over that time." Joelle Thomson, Drinksbiz, July 2016

"Very full, near impenetrable, black-hued ruby-red colour with purple tints. The nose is fine in proportion with tightly-bound, penetrating aromas of ripe blackberry, plum and liquorice fruit, along with black pepper, spices and subtle, minerally reduction. This is soft and integrated. Medium-full bodied, the flavours of black berried fruits, liquorice and black pepper are detailed with spice and eucalypt notes along with some minerally, earthy reduction. The wine is elegant in presentation with a softly extracted, fine-textured core, balanced by fresh, lacy acidity. This has good drive and linearity, with concentration and presence, and carries to a long finish of black fruits, pepper and minerals. This is an elegantly concentrated, fine-textures Shiraz with black fruits and some minerally, reductive detail. Match with barbecued and grilled red meats over the next 3-4 years. Fruit from ‘St Kitts’, ‘Milton Park’ and ‘Kabininge’, fermented to 13.0% alc., the wine aged 12 months in French and American oak." Raymond Chan

Deep red with purple hues on release. Creamy plum with blackberry and spice aromas. A medium to full bodied wine with a silky tannin backbone, a hint of spice and a grainy tannin finish.

2015 Vintage was characterised by a dry period extending from July to  April, together with warmer than usual temperatures during Spring until mid January which advanced maturity on lower yielding vines. Mild temperatures from Mid January slowed maturities concentrating flavour and intensifying colour development.