Murray Street Artisan Cabernet Shiraz 2022

The blend is 58% Cabernet and 42% Shiraz from the estate’s Greenock Estate Vineyard. For this version of the great Aussie red blend, maturation was in a mix of hogsheads and barriques, some new, as well as new puncheons. 1,000 dozen. Dark magenta, there are notes of chocolate, blackberries, delicatessen meats, cocoa powder, tobacco leaves, dried herbs, aniseed and plums on the nose. There is a supple texture here, with balance and energy, attractive length and fine-grained tannins. This will provide pleasure over the next decade and more, during which time we can expect complexity to grow. A lot of potential here. Most enjoyable.