Gundog Estate Flintlock Game Shiraz 2023

This is the Hilltops prestige release from the team, a superb cool climate red. It is a blend of the best they can source from the region (as it turned out, the fruit again came from the Freeman vineyards and those at Boorowa). It received sixteen months maturation in French oak puncheons, 25% new. This is the second release of this wine. Deep red, this is delightfully fresh with bay leaves, dried herbs, raspberries, soy and beef stock. Soft and seductive in texture, there are very fine tannins here and a line of acidity running the full length of the wine. Well structured, this is poised and offers a pleasing, lingering finish. It will drink beautifully for at least the next eight years and one can reasonably expect further improvement over that period.