2010 Katnook Estate Prodigy Shiraz, Coonawarra

Wayne Stehbens, Senior Winemaker:

Deep plum with crimson and purple hues. Nose :: A rich and complex array of fruit, oak and subtle maturation aromas. Attractive raspberry and plum fruit with subtle liquorice, vanilla and light toast adding complexity to the fruit aromas. Palate :: A richly layered palate structure with generous fruit, oak and maturation flavours seamlessly combined. Raspberry and plum fruit with sweet spices of liquorice and light pepper are a feature. Subtle oak with fine lingering tannins are in harmony with the well-rounded palate structure.

96 pts – J. Halliday

‘As ever, a careful selection of the best parcels of estate grapes; the wine spent 25 months in equal parts of French and American barriques (95%). It's in unmistakable Prodigy style, oak prominent, but there is also supple plum, cherry and licorice fruit of quite exceptional length, making this the best Prodigy since '02.’