The colour of the dress bow-tie Count Dracula would wear to the Vampire Annual Dinner, following their AGM... Blackberry and blueberry and bladberry in their purest forms - all freshness and pertness and light. Then cassis and concentrated blackberry jam made by a 110 year old one-armed great-grandfather on a rough hewn bench on a eucalyptus forest floor. There’s tension in the aromatics here, like a spring coiled. Plush and deep yet textured and layered. Nuance and even thoughtfulness passes over palate as you drink this wine. It is not mouth-coating, but it is; it is not heady, yet it is whisperingly dangerous. The drying and gentle wave-like tannins flood through the back of your mouth. Coffee, mocha, chocolate - but just. Just… Maybe even not. Just….

• Vintage: 2023
• Varietal: Shiraz
• Brand: Heirloom Vineyards
• Region: Barossa
• Country: Australia
• Pack Size: 750mL
• Closure: Screw Cap