Mitchell Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz 2019

Bright red plum melds with new leather first off, followed by dried herbs, blackberry, milk chocolate, clove, game meat and mocha. It all comes together with air, allowing the leather notes to critically integrate and the fruit/savoury notes to work together. The palate is juicy and medium to full bodied with an emphasis on plum, blackberry and chocolate with leather, gentle spice, dried herbs and mocha in support. There’s good structure to this wine. The tannins are firm, grainy and drenched in the bitter mocha notes and the acid is plum-laced and persistent.  This is gamey and plush with nice complexity and structure at such a modest price point. A food wine, for sure, and one that won’t break the bank.