The 2013 is predominantly from the Gomersal and Kalimna sub-regions of the Barossa providing real texture and richness to the palate.
Dense, dark plum, black pepper, spice and bacon rind are all perfectly supported with a dark core of ripe blackberries, leather and earth. The palate is all about texture and combines richness and purity of fruit with subtle notes of olive tapenade, saddle leather and spice. Brooding and densely packed, this lavish wine has ample generosity to cellar for many years, where it will slowly unravel its beguiling riches. Drink it from 2016-2026.
Dates, prunes, saltbush and blackberry. It's not the freshest or most defined of styles, but both intensity and depth are excellent, tannin is al dente, and the linger of flavour through the finish is not to be sneezed at. Indeed all up, it's most impressive.