Anderson Durif
Dry grown and cropped at half a ton to the acre, it’s dark purple in colour, has a bright hue and stains the glass. Masses of drying, puckering tannins currently swamp the deep, pure, persistent fruit, which is ripe and delivers a mass of black flavours and plum. The wine finishes with good length, sappy tannins and a little bitter but the bitter taste is likely to dissipate with time as the tannins resolve and the fruit surfaces. All in all, a good wine; it’s full bodied, has a very firm consistency, a solid tight structure and well developed complexity.
Wolf Blass Grey Label Cabernet Sauvignon
Some of Australia's most awarded wines originate from the Langhorne Creek wine region and Wolf Blass have been creating wines from its vines for decades, even winning 3 consecutive Jimmy Watson Trophies for it's wine from the region. Their 2004 shows all the characters you'd expect from such a good vintage including blackberry, warm spice and a touch of eucalypt.