A cooler year, but not really, just a return to average temperatures after a prolonged period of warm, early years. Explosive violets, graphite, meat, black fruits and black pepper, all classic syrah, with a twist f the warm spice synonymous with the region. a dark, ripe, controlled and firm core of black fruit and spice ripples through the palate, tannin is generaous but supportive, and the finish fresh and lengthy. Perhaps our best 'Grampians' ever.