Deep in colour, the wine is almost black yet is also vibrant and bright. The nose is perfumed with apricots, spice and licorice; a pretty, fragrant wine with a sweet, juicy, velvety palate. The finish is elegant with savoury spice and a fine tannin length and persistence. The Shiraz is co-fermented with Viognier skins to enhance aromatic variety, with apricot and spice on the palate. Viognier holds a phenolic (tannic) character that enables increased stabilisation of colour in the wine – hence read more...Deep in colour, the wine is almost black yet is also vibrant and bright. The nose is perfumed with apricots, spice and licorice; a pretty, fragrant wine with a sweet, juicy, velvety palate. The finish is elegant with savoury spice and a fine tannin length and persistence. The Shiraz is co-fermented with Viognier skins to enhance aromatic variety, with apricot and spice on the palate. Viognier holds a phenolic (tannic) character that enables increased stabilisation of colour in the wine – hence the bottomless pit-like blackness of colour, plus the savoury tannins which enable the wine with such an elegant flourish. A UK buyer recently described a Shiraz Viognier blend thus: ‘smells like a lady’s handbag, tastes like a man’s wallet’. Exactly what Ben was aiming for, and a more apt description of this style is hard to find! (hide)