Monday, January 4, 2016 - There are some wines which have an X-factor - that point of difference that sets them apart from the others. This is one of those wines. It's about a balanced combination of flavour, acid, tannin, length, etc, as well as outstanding fruit - blackberry, cherry, pepper, tar, chocolate, pan juices - and spicy oak.
I've had a number of Canberra-based shiraz from this and the 2009 vintage and this is leaps and bounds ahead.
I had this a few years ago and wasn't as impressed but this has aged beautifully. In fact, it was all still a bit tight and took about an hour to really express itself, so don't rush into it - but if you do, give it a good decant.