Curator Seppeltsfield Vineyard Shiraz 2023

Always a superstar from the range, the Seppeltsfield vineyard which provided the fruit here was planted in the mid-1950s. A wild yeast ferment with 20% whole bunches, the wine was basket pressed into a mixture of American and French oak, 15% of which was new, for maturation for a year and a half. Under Diam. Just 2,100 bottles were made. This is black as evil. There are big, bold notes of chocolate, cold tea, mocha, blueberries, plums, blackberries and cassis. The oak integration is immaculate. The palate is plush, balanced, very long and simply gorgeous. This is intense but it dances. Stunning stuff, the focus is laser-like, with silky tannins on a lingering finish. There are hints of morello cherries which emerge on the palate. Love it. A fifteen year proposition.