Shiraz 2004 - One Day Deal #60267

First and foremost: fruit. It's the hallmark of any well-aged wine, how well the fruit presents itself aromatically. Here it sings - fully and completely. A beautiful berry mix with raspberries and plum leading the way - classic McLaren Vale in every way. Lifted and punchy acidity gives the wine youthful zeal and allows both the fruit and tertiary development to really shine. There's a little bit of a savoury green, grassy note that provides an all important freshness to the fruit profile. Powerful to be sure – it has a rich, dense core. Some medicinal eucalypt chimes in late in the piece, rounding out the sweet aromatics with some sophistication. This is a really special wine and a study in what aged wine can and should look like. If ever we needed to convert someone to the nuance, intricacy, and sheer other-worldly enjoyment of aged reds, this is what we would reach for.