Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 2020

That “reserve” word – too often overused – is, for once, well justified here. With Cabernet, 78%, in the lead and its close amigo, Shiraz, coming in at 22%, the two great friends of Australian wine set about seducing the drinker. Striking herbals, black berries, briar, acacia, jalapeño aromas run wild. As a four-year-old, it’s already revealing the emergence of a complex, arresting personality, one that screams age-worthiness. For the moment, there is a lovely mouth-fulling quality with an equally impressive tannin drive and presence. The flavours expand on from the bouquet, bringing added nuance to intense black-hearted fruits in black pepper, vanilla pod, nutmeg and baking spices with a dusty earthiness that drives deep into the wine. Has power and presence, not to mention a mighty moreish drinkability.