Greenock Estate Museum Reserve Shiraz 2018

Wow, this is Barossa Shiraz—it’s big, it’s bold, but there is a classy refinement here. The colour is deep reddy-black and almost opaque. On the nose, you get that wild mix of dark black fruits from the region: ripe plummy blackberry notes, a little licorice, mocha, coffee grinds, and a lifted perfume that floats from within. On the palate, the deep and concentrated fruit emerges, balanced with some fine oak. It’s an opulent, plush, and generous style of Shiraz that captures what was a very good year in the Barossa. Dark prune-like characters with plums, dark cherry, and some spicy savoriness as well, with that final richer dark chocolate coating completing what is an excellent wine.