Haselgrove Col Cross Single Vineyard Shiraz 2023

From a block of old vine Shiraz in McLaren Vale, this is under diam. Just 3,036 bottles made. The wine spends a year and a half maturing in French oak hogsheads. Very dark maroon hue, this has a wide array of perfumes running throughout – spices, tobacco leaves, cassis, cinnamon, dried herbs, dark berries, coffee grinds and blackberries. There is deftly handled oak. The wine is balanced, offers good intensity and a line of bright acidity, with a lingering finish focusing on fine tannins. Expect it to continue to provide pleasure for more than a decade.