(2025) Terry Chellapah makes this lovely Syrah from Frankland River, whole bunches fermented in French oak (60% new barrels) and aged for 14 months. There's a wonderfully rich and deep bramble and blueberry fruit, but it blends with smoky oak notes and a sizzle of bacon fat. The palate is rounded, sweet and ripe, fleshy black fruits are backed up by bittersweet cocoa and a flash of raspberry brightening the palate and adding a juicy freshness into the finish. Price and stockist quoted is for a previous vintage at time of review.