On the nose and palate, use of Hungarian oak infuses some aniseed spice into a nice mix of blackberry, mulberry and black plum. There is a flavour burst from front to mid palate, dropping off a little, though finishing with ripe and pleasantly tart tannin, and a lingering hint of 5-spice and mixed black fruit.
A spicy, reasonably restrained interpretation of Australian Malbec. Intriguing wine.
Price: $24
ABV: 14.5%
