Three Dark Horses Shiraz 2023

McLaren Vale Shiraz from the highly regarded Blewitt Springs sub-region, the vines are aged anywhere between twenty and fifty years. The team included 10% whole bunches in the fermentation and maturation was in oak, mostly French, for twenty months. 25% of the oak was new. The colour here is deep maroon. On the nose we have notes of chocolate, mushrooms, cocoa powder, plums and mulberries, with a flick of oak with the integration proceeding well. A wine of medium length through to satiny tannins, the freshness is still evident. The wine is juicy and approachable and full of flavour. It will provide delicious drinking over the next six to ten years.