Gros Frere et Soeur, Richebourg Vintage:2018 a 97% Shiraz cuvee sourced

a 97% Shiraz cuvee sourced from 120- to 160-year-old vines with 3% finished Viognier added before bottling

Roasted plum

The nose is savoury and full of complexity

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

roast coffee and mocha

Gros Frere et Soeur, Richebourg Vintage:2018 a 97% Shiraz cuvee sourced(from a . 7 ha parcel that was partially replanted in 1985 and the remainder in 1989). A restrained but elegant and very floral nose also speaks of red currant, plum, blue berry and hoisin is trimmed in a relatively curtailed application of oak. The equally reserved but powerful and big bodied flavors brim with dry extract that renders the dense tannins less obvious than they would otherwise be on the firm and hugely long finish. This is a big but