Hobbs

Spice, red currents, black cherries, blackberries with hints of cedar and earth.

PALATE

Full bodied expansive palate of plummy fruit, red currants, black cherries, a touch of cloves. Subtle tannins and a long silky finish revealing a seamless elegance to this wine.

WINEMAKEING

Hand picked fruit. Wild ferment over 10 days, gentle hand plunging daily. Slow press into old French oak and matured for 12 months. Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon blend 60/40.

AWARDS/REVIEWS

Feb 25 | New Media Reviews | Winepilot - Ken Gargett     92 points

A dark magenta colour here, with a nose giving us notes of spices, black cherries, dried herbs, blackberries, cold tea and licorice. There is depth and concentration here, along with serious intensity which rides the journey for the full length. Attractive now but expect improvement over the next few years and then a wine which provides pleasure for the following ten to twelve years.

Feb 25 | New Media Reviews | Q Wine - Steve Leszczynski     91 points

It was an interesting exercise to taste this alongside the Tin Lids Aria Secca Shiraz with the former showing more vibrance and appeal than this rock-solid example of a Shiraz Cabernet blend.

The oak shows its hand here. More subdued with a furrowed brow, this is a wine that takes its time to show its best self so a decant is certainly on the cards. Pretty scents of dried red petals make an early statement with plummy fruit, red currants, black cherries, baked strawberries and a little Cherry Ripe goodness. Woodsy spices and dabbles of earthiness move into the frame late with some cedar and clove not far from the action. This is a wine that would be comfortable on the table beside a Sunday roast beef.