Drinking well now, but will improve with time. Peak drinking window now - 2024.

Colour
Vibrant red.

Nose
Scents of tea-smoked duck.  Meaty, gamey, glazed.
Intriguingly, wafts of stone-fruited nectar aromatically set apart from a dollop of chocolate/raspberry (venison) sauce.
No oak to speak of... 

Palate
At once, rich & expansive, long, round and glossy.
An amalgam of red fruits and varietal spices.
Ripe, polished tannins – a flash of graphite; a suggestion of knife sharpening -stone/oil.

Origin: McLaren Vale, South Australia. 

Maturation: 16 months in seasoned French oak barriques.

Variety: Tempranillo.

Autumn and winter rainfall were well below the long-term average. Record low rainfall was recorded in September to March, with temperatures in spring significantly warmer when compared to the long-term average. These climatic conditions brought about another early start to the season. During early summer, average temperatures dipped to below the long-term average levels.

First Vintaged in 2007.