Geoff Merrill Bush Vine McLaren Vale SGM 2017

From a favourite old vineyard of the team, the blend here is 52% Shiraz, 42% Grenache and 6% Mourvèdre. The wine spent 22 months in a mix of older oak puncheons, both French and American. A dark red hue, the nose is redolent of plums, blueberries, cassis and chocolate. Always great to see wines with some maturity and this one does show a little development, but there is also freshness and some complexity with grip and good intensity throughout. A wine which lingers with intent, this is a fine example of the blend. Enjoy over the next four to six years.