2020 Wendouree Shiraz 750ml Sweet Cider A smoke haze threatened to

A smoke haze threatened to ruin everything but thankfully it was not thick enough to leave a taint

while a gentle line of acidity sustains freshness

It will age well

and sweet baking spices

Ageing: 12 months in French (27% new) and American (8% new) oak hogsheads

2020 Wendouree Shiraz 750ml Sweet Cider A smoke haze threatened to"A straight Shiraz from 1919 Eastern and 1893 Central. As an aside, Ive never noticed quite so much oak in the Shiraz as I have in 2019 and 2020. Its not over the top, I should say, just noticeable. Opens with some char and toasty oak, which settles back into the wine with some air. Black fruit, coffee and liquorice, cracked black pepper and dried herb floral perfume. Its full bodied, very dense and concentrated, masses of chewy ferrous tannin, iodine