Dense opaque colour; the bouquet and palate live up to the colour but it is not over-extracted and has very good balance between its abundant black fruits oak and tannins; there is a very attractive earthy/savoury character to the palate that positively adds to the wine.

Very deep purple-black colored the 2009 Autograph Shiraz is intensely scented of creme de cassis black cherry preserves and dried plums with hints of fruit cake baking spice cedar and licorice. Full rich and voluptuous in the mouth it has a medium-high level of acid injecting just enough freshness with medium-firm grainy tannins to lend texture finishing long and layered. Drink it 2013 to 2024+. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown