Tasted at Swirl, Sniff, Spit's Scarce Earth tasting and again a day and two days later. From a vineyard planted in 1993, off of the Mcmurtrie road and on sandy loam over alluvial river flat soils.
Dark, dense, tarry, chocolate notes against hints of plum and mulberry. Tasted alongside the Brash Higgins SHZ 09, this came across as a sullen bruiser in comparison to the light perfume of that wine.
Tannin here was more forward too, grainy, tingly tannin. Savoury notes weaving their way around the palate, generating a lovely persistence of flavour and feel. It really was the exquisite tannin structure that made this wine for me, good chewy tannin. Long, fine and drying - working with the inherent flavour of the wine. 94 - Excellent
Source: Swirl Sniff Spit Scarce Earth Tasting Leftovers
Price: $50
Alcohol: 14.5%
Closure: Screwcap
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