Thistledown Where Eagles Dare Old Vine Shiraz 2024

The Eden Valley vineyard providing these grapes is an impressive 550 metres above sea level, hence the name. Those hoping for a connection with Richard Burton/Clint Eastwood from that cracking old movie will remain disappointed, but it is home to our wedgetail eagles. 20% of the fruit, all of which comes from the Mattschloss Vineyard, is placed in whole bunches in a concrete egg. The rest is crushed and placed on top. The wine is then pressed to French oak, 20% of it new, for twelve months. Just 1,102 bottles. A stunning magenta/purple hue, the nose is redolent of wild raspberries, black cherries, plums, leather, dry herbs and tobacco leaves. Early complexity is evident, it has a sleek, supple texture and the structure is seamless with good balance throughout. There is impressive length and silky tannins. This is a fifteen year proposition. Lost to love here.