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This is a giant of a wine with great depth of colour, rich fruit
flavours and a full, structured body (14% abv). It has delicious ripe plum and cherry aromas with vanilla hints and smooth soft tannins followed by quite a long finish. It is drinking well now but should
improve with another 18 months.
It is rather expensive and would have achieved a higher score if priced at £6.99.
The winery was originally operated by Dr. William Thomas Angove, who
actually prescribed wine and brandy to his patients in the ironically named 'Tea Tree Gully' near Adelaide. Founded by a family of Cornish origin in 1886, the wine business remains in family hands.
Food guide: Kebabs, lamb chops, beef, poultry, game and most fuller flavoured cheeses.
Review by Andrew Jones, Editor
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Last updated on July 23, 2008