Barossa Valley
This seven hectare vineyard features vines more than 50 years old.
Decanted for about 30 minutes before supper.
Dark red in the glass.
A lovely nose: chocolate, light spices, earthy, pencil shavings, black licorice.
Medium weight, black cherry, raspberry, ginger, tangy acidity, quite rich, with an annoying and distracting alcohol burn toward the end.
With time, the wine shut down a little, turning rather simple, still tasty, but simple.
Coaco, raspberry and red licorice on the very long finish.
Went rather nicely with BBQed steaks.