A compelling wine, showing tremendous density before easing up on the gas pedal and becoming complex and elegant. A prickle of tannin surrounds ripe blackberry, cherry and distinctly floral notes, and a definite minerality becomes apparent on the long finish. Best from 2012 through 2020. 20 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Victoria / Heathcote Select to Add

2 In 5–10 years, this rating may look conservative, but right now, this wine’s tannins are just too rustic and tough to be certain of its future evolution. It’s a massive wine overall, with brambly, briary fruit, tinged with clove, cedar and chocolate, and those drying, astringent tannins on the finish.——J.C.(7/1/2011)—— 89