Tahbilk

This wine showcases the traditional winemaking practices of open fermentation in old vats, followed by maturation in a mix of larger aged and smaller new oak barrels. Despite a challenging vintage, the wine displays lovely brightness and a spicy edge, with a mix of red berry, dried spices, and subtle plummy plushness. While it will age well for several more years, it is already drinking beautifully, offering impressive value and depth.

Reduction soon blows off the nose, revealing clove, Christmas baking spice, blue fruits and a skein of white pepper-doused freshness, carrying considerable length. Fuller weighted and, as with many wines of this vintage, packing some heat. Yet, there is plenty to like and certainly nothing sweet or jammy to the wine, despite the heat. Drink or hold. Screw cap.