Greenock Estate Museum Release Reserve Shiraz 2018

Old vines from a single site with an extended period of maturation in French oak, plus plenty of time in bottle in the cellar, all contribute to this rich Barossa red. Under cork. A dark maroon hue with a deep, red rim, this is big and bold with lashings of chocolate. Still offers oodles of oak but integration is proceeding. Indeed, leaving it for four to five years before approaching it, and then drinking it over the following ten to twelve years would be a good plan. The wine does have a slight rural note to it with mushrooms, animal skins and licorice, as well as the chocolate and black fruits. The wine has good length, with a rather plush texture through to sleek and yet firm tannins, and is showing early complexity.