Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2017

Like many of the wines in the Merrill stable this is very good value. A barrel selection, the winners are blended and returned to a mix of new and older American oak. Dark maroon with a blood red rim, this is big and ripe and rich. Oozing aromas of chocolate, coffee beans, cassis, plums, cocoa beans and mocha, the wine is seamless, soft and seductive. There is great length here through to its silky tannins with everything immaculately balanced throughout. It still has another ten to fifteen years ahead of it. Love it.