2019 All Saints Estate Durif

Impenetrable inky black core with a very deep black dark red hue. Wafting from the glass are ripe black cherry, morello cherry and liquorice aromas which meld into vanillin cedar, earth and spicy pepper notes. Rich and lusciously textured, morello to black cherry, black plum and liquorice fruits swamp the full bodied palate. Vanillin oak, subtle scorched earth and pepper characters lie underneath. Silky yet robust tannins form a solid framework. Stacked with opulent black fruits it concludes long, plump and weighty.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews…..
Pressed using a 136yo hand-cranked wooden basket press. Matured 22 months in 1–4yo French barriques and puncheons. The winemaker understands durif better than most, seeking out its elegant, polished side. This is the result. Blueberry, plums, dark chocolate and lively spice inhabit the glass. The grape's noteworthy (aka formidable) tannins are putty in the maker's hands, tamed and put to good use as the elegant backdrop for a flavoursome wine aided by sweet spicy oak. Signature Rutherglen style. Drink by 2031.
94 points
Jeni Port – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion