Very good deep red/purple colour. The bouquet is shy and reserved, but clean and correct, revealing some coconut after a while in the glass. It has very good depth of fruit and abundant soft, fine tannins that run the length of the palate. Full-bodied and gently chocolaty, with lovely soft texture and a savoury kind of richness, the finish long, with an appropriate touch of firmness at the end. Seamless texture and flavour. The tannins are actually quite full, but so well integrated they are barely noteworthy even as they do their job. Long, long carry. A very fine and stylish Barossa shiraz.