The vines used for the wine are of an average age of 12 years.  This added with some funky oak treatment in American and French oak and inventive wine making has combined to produce something special.

Inky and dark in colour, the nose opens up with a good show of varietal character: ripe dark cherry and mulberry with licorice and just a pinch of spice.  Fleshy, medium bodied and savory, its open for business from the first taste.  There is a core of brambly dark plum and blackcurrant that really drives this wine, while some licorice and wood herbs add additional complexity.  A persistent finish with a boat load of tannin, but it is soft, inviting and in balance.  World Class.  91 Pts.

Source: Retail Cost: $27 Closure: Screwcap

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Deep red in the glass. A nice nose of red currents, dark chocolate, raspberry and spice. Medium bodied and savory in the mouth with dark berries, earth, and a touch of black tea and soy.  Ripe tannins on the finish.  I like the balance on this wine, very interesting in the mouth as well.  Not your typical Aussie red blend, very European in fact. I'm not sure how it would age, I'd drink it over the next couple of years. 88 Pts.

Source: Boccaccio Cellars Price: $25 Closure: Conventional Cork

Web: www.mchv.com.au