Rose & Arrow, Stonecreek Pinot Noir other_regions youthfully austere and impeccably well-balanced

youthfully austere and impeccably well-balanced finish

The 2008 Basket Press Shiraz comes from a vintage noted for a brutal heat wave during the harvest

the larger of which is in the heart of the “amphitheater” from which the finest examples of Vaudésir originate)

and the colour is inky damson

accompanied by brilliant acidity

Rose & Arrow, Stonecreek Pinot Noir other_regions youthfully austere and impeccably well-balancedDark, shimmering garnet. Powerful red berry liqueur, cola, Moroccan spice and incense aromas are enlivened by a smoky mineral flourish that builds in the glass. Sappy, sweet and expansive in the mouth, offering concentrated raspberry, cherry vanilla and floral pastille flavors that show a suave marriage of power and finesse. Broad and smoky on the strikingly long finish, which features mounting tannins and repeating florality.