(2022) This comes from the western ridge of the Barossa, 50 kilometres from the coast on red clay and limestone. Planted at 220-300 metres, the vines are over 20 years old. There is 3% Viognier skins in the ferment, and the wine spent 20 months in French oak, 35% new. Dark, saturated, almost black in colour, there's elegance here again, a velvetty dark fruit, but hints of florals and more lifted kirsch adding highlights, perhaps the Viognier playing its part. In the mouth a big raft of sweet, plush black fruit floods the palate. Such fruit sweetness and juiciness here, then once again the very tight-grained tannins and acids romp in on the finish, some spice coming through, the wine finishing tangy with lingering fruit and spice. Stockist at time of review is for an earlier vintage.