"This is a wine that regularly wins plaudits at Cuisine tastings for its ripe, harmonious reflection of the shiraz-friendly warmth of the Barossa Valley floor. This version is typically brambly, with exotic, bayleaf-like scents. In the mouth, rich mocha and red and dark fruit flavours hold sway. The texture is appealingly gentle. Try it with sirloin steak" Cuisine magazine, Australian Shiraz Tasting, Issue #189, June 2018

Medium to deep crimson with purple hues. A rich and lifted aroma of Satsuma plum and mulberry mingle with sweet spice, chocolate hints and savoury tones. Rich, sweet and spicy fruit in balance with velvety yet youthfully austere tannins. A complex, medium to full bodied wine showing hints of mocha and vanilla, which flow through to the lengthy, fruitful, pepper and spice finish.

Good winter rains and warmer temperatures in early spring brought about slightly earlier bud burst and excellent shoot growth. A lovely growing season with no crazy, stormy or very windy northerly weather to affect flowering resulted in a great fruit set across all varieties. However, the northern Barossa, and a few other seemingly random patches of vineyard, were hit by late frosts resulting in a huge loss for that sub region. After a quite chilly Christmas and New Year the warm and dry weather was upon us, perfect ripening weather. An early and fast vintage for the Barossa Valley had Langmeil at full fermentation capacity for three and a half weeks meaning 75% of our grape intake in less than a month, phew! The later ripening varieties like Grenache and Mataro still took their time and of course Eden Valley Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are always late – so vintage soon wound down to a leisurely pace ending in the middle of April. Overall 2015 was an excellent vintage with great flavour, colour and intensity across the board

Food Pairing: Stir Fried Beef with Basil; American style slow cooked ribs; Sunday roast; Aged cheddar cheese.