2014 Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Shiraz, Beechworth

The first thing that stands out is the beautiful colour on this wine. Not particularly dense/black but mid weight and bright red/purple tints. Spice and red fruit aromas with oak very much a supporting role. Lively palate with red spice and juicy acidity. All French oak with only 20% being new with 30% puncheons. An excellent medium bodied example of Shiraz from the Beechworth region.

A perfect season in Beechworth; the wine was matured in French puncheons for 16 months. A chameleon: one moment an elegant, cool-grown style, the next richer, edging towards full-bodied, but then retreating. Supple and spicy, its vibrant palate has red and blue fruit flavours and a magic carpet ride on fine-grained tannins and French oak.