In the glass: Medium to deep red black. On the nose: Full of bright red cherry with hints of red olive and fine oak spice. On the palate: Quite a jubey and appealing red fruit core giving long and silken flavours that are generous and classy. Fine oak gives subtle support throughout. Lovely now yet with good mid-term potential.

Fruit tannin and bold flavours of mulberries and wet slate. A focused core of fine textures and glazed cherries culminates in a mineral and persistent finish.

Frankland River Shiraz has a strong reputation for quality and its ability tocellar and age gracefully. The Black Label Shiraz is delicate with firm, ripetannins, fresh red berry fruit and subtle toasty French Oak length. APPEARANCE Vibrant ruby with purple hue. NOSE Upfront red berries with hints of black pepper and barrel spice. PALATE Firm, ripe tannins, cherries and hints of French Oak on the finish.

Fruit from Frankland River. Matured in French oak barriques (10% new) and blended with 2% barrel-fermented viognier prior to bottling. Savoury, meaty and slick, as many shiraz viogniers can be. The ironstone gravels of Frankland River impart a ferrous/blood character on the wines, which is evident here through the finish. Structured and firm, this is very good because it plays within a medium-bodied frame, while having very good flavour concentration. Not an easy thing to achieve!93 Points, James Halliday