Rated 95/100 By Ned Goodwin for James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Matured in French oak hogsheads for 18 months. Pitch black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Potently scented the nose is flooded with ripe blackberry, liquorice and black cherry scents which flow into hints of black olive, fennel, vanillin cedar and blackpepper. Incredibly rich, intense and deep, black cherry, blackberry and liquorice fruits explode across the palate. Lying underneath are elements of smoky vanillin cedar, fennel, traces of black olive and pepper. Opulent yet muscular in its feel with robust tannins providing the framework. Outstanding power finishing very long, rich and structured.