Curator Barossa Shiraz 2021

From the Marananga region with 8% whole bunches, the remainder being whole berries fermented in open tanks for ten days. Basket pressed to French oak hogsheads, 30% new, with maturation over 18 months. An opaque purple, there are notes of aniseed, cassis, black olives, chocolate, coffee beans, black fruits, soy and roast meats. Plush with big, bold flavours, there is a really lovable generosity here plus silky tannins. Approachable now but will drink beautifully for many years, at least ten to fifteen. A cracker.