Medium to deep garnet/purple, the 2013 Shiraz opens to notes of baked cherry, blackberry and mulberry with hints of Indian spice, pepper and sauteed herbs. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth, the spicy palate has a baked berry character that is soft and a little simple through the medium to long finish.

Fermented in closed tanks for 10-12 days on skins, 50% aged in used French barriques and hogsheads for 9 months, the remainder in tank, plus a small percentage of Terra Rossa added at bottling. Very smart winemaking has kept the cost down and the quality up; the purple and black fruit flavours are given shape and context by just the right amount of oak.

Deep, dense purple/red colour; deep, dense, very ripe essency aromas with a lacing of pepper, but generally very ripe lush, almost decadent aromas and flavours. It's fleshy, rich and full-bodied, but the balance and superb texture are the key features.