Saltram The Journal Shiraz 2023

A bit of a rarity, a wine not released every year, sourced off a 472m high Eden Valley single vineyard with centenarian vines planted in 1901. Old vines bring their own special gifts and depth of concentrated fruit. It’s all here from the bouquet onwards, a concentrated, deep loveliness of dark forest berries, blueberries, bramble, cherry, warm spice, panforte, salty Dutch liquorice, briar and earth. The palate is smooth, generous, with even-paced tannins in control running straight, true and very long. Builds as it rolls across the tongue and shows an elegance, courtesy of a cooler vintage.