2013 Gartelmann Jesse Shiraz

Produced from Mudgee, the grapes that went into this wine came from 65 year old vines, the wine enjoyed 18 months in new and 1-3 year old oak which is evident on the decadent nose that pits spiced vanillin notes against plum and blackberry with background influences of chocolate and coffee.

The oak that’s seen on the nose flows through to the palate, but is not overbearing. There is more than ample dark berry fruit to soak up the oak, but at the same time benefit from the cedar spice that it provides. To finish the tannins are very drying and at this stage oak is just winning the battle between fruit, but time will be kind and continue to bring things into balance.